"truing" meaning in English

See truing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: truings [plural]
Etymology: true + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|true|ing}} true + -ing Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (The alignment (and cutting) of a wheel (especially a grinding wheel) such that its surface is concentric with its axis): centrírozás (Hungarian), выра́внивание (vyrávnivanije) (Russian), пра́вка (právka) (Russian), riktning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-truing-en-noun-E1F-rpUU

Verb

Etymology: true + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|true|ing}} true + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} truing
  1. present participle and gerund of true Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: true
    Sense id: en-truing-en-verb-65TvR0fb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 11 89

Inflected forms

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