resizingn.
/ˌriːˈsʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈsaɪzɪŋ/ The action of resize v. (in various senses); an instance of this.In early use esp. with reference to the reshaping of shell or cartridge cases (cf. resize v. 2).
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1879 Ann. Rep. Secretary of War I. 140 Resizing of shells..is recommended after each fire from the first.
1904 E. S. Farrow Amer. Small Arms 71 The shell is..forced into the die for resizing, using the mallet if necessary.
1928 H. D. Hill in J. B. S. Hardman Amer. Labor Dynamics 390 One is inclined to agree that ‘the redistribution of workers and the “resizing” of industry has caused a great deal of confusion and turmoil’ ( Isaac Ash, Ohio University).
1981 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 30 Nov. 52 Xerox Corporation..announced plans to eliminate jobs..as part of a ‘restructuring and resizing of the company’.
1990 Nature 15 Feb. 674/2 Graphs are created in a completely WYSIWYG manner, which allows for resizing and editing.
2008 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 2 Dec. We have gone through some resizing to help us better position the business in the current economic climate.
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1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 57 Rifle with..resizing tools.
1899 Recreation Jan. 52/2 In every kit of reloading tools for rifle cartridges there should be included some sort of resizing die.
1934 Pop. Mech. May (Advertising section) 134 a/2 Adjustment for piston wear may be made..by means of a resizing unit that is installed inside the piston skirt.
1996 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 23 July 6 Now he discovers the resizing tool... He likes this tool and makes the hippo very tiny and a baby mouse gigantic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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