"carvability" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From carve + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|carve|ability}} carve + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} carvability (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being carvable; workability with regard to carving. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: carveability

Alternative forms

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          "text": "None of the specifications, however, contains any method for determination of the carvability of the amalgam, and so far no correlation seems to have been shown between an objectively measurable property of dental amalgams and their carvability. It is the purpose of this work to investigate whether the carvability of amalgam is correlated with its tensile strength.",
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