truing

English

Etymology

From true +‎ -ing.

Noun

truing (countable and uncountable, plural truings)

1. The alignment (and cutting) of a wheel (especially a grinding wheel) such that its surface is concentric with its axis.
   • 1956, Grits and Grinds, Norton Company, page 41:

     The wheel slides are purposely slightly under-compensated, causing the work to approach an oversize condition after several truings.

   • 1969, Machinery, Volume 75, Industrial Press, page 78:

     As many as twenty titanium alloy test specimens can be ground between truings.

   • 1986, R. L. Mahar, “Grinding with Superabrasives”, in Robert I. King, Robert S. Hahn, editors, Handbook of Modern Grinding Technology, Chapman and Hall, page 106:

     CBN^{[cubic boron nitride (abrasive)]} wheel roundness to within .0001 inches (.0025mm) is considered satisfactory; however, roundess^[sic] to 1 micron (.000040 inches) or less will extend the number of parts between truings.

Translations

The alignment (and cutting) of a wheel (especially a grinding wheel) such that its surface is concentric with its axis

• Hungarian: centrírozás
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: retting (no) m or f

• Russian: выра́внивание (ru) (vyrávnivanije), пра́вка (ru) (právka)
• Swedish: riktning (sv) c

Verb

truing

1. present participle and gerund of true

Anagrams

• RTUing, Turing, ungirt