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TOOL STEEL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alloy steel that is suitable for making tools; is hard and tough and can retain a cutting edge
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tool steel" is a kind of...):
alloy steel (steel who characteristics are determined by the addition of other elements in addition to carbon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tool steel"):
high-speed steel; hot-work steel (an alloy steel that remains hard at a red heat; used to make metal-cutting tools)
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