upendingn.

Brit.

/ʌpˈɛndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌəpˈɛndɪŋ/

Etymology: < upend v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. Metallurgy. = upsetting n. 1d.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > forging or shaping > types or methods of

planishing1361

malleationc1429

flatting1611

gold beating1621

shingling1674

skelping1803

upsetting1815

swaging1832

drop-forginga1884

dinging1923

upending1932

1932 E. Gregory Metall. ii. 63 Up-ending adds to the cost..but yields a material which is more reliable.

1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 374/2 Upending, a forging process in which the axis of the material is shortened and the cross-section—usually locally—increased.

2. The act or process of setting something on its end; an act of turning upside down. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inversion > [noun]

turning1536

inversion1598

reversing1610

topsy-turvy1655

resupination1661

canting1769

retroversion1790

supernaculum1827

upturning1846

upending1968

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [noun] > reversal of natural or proper order

somersault1530

inversion1546

hysteron proteron1584

preposterousness1607

renversement1610

reversala1626

inverse1630

reversement1720

topsy-turvying1807

topsy-turvification1840

upending1968

1968 C. Watson Charity ends at Home x. 117 Within three hours of Doctor Fergusson's laying down his scalpel and trotting fussily to the telephone, there had followed along those same mysteriously efficient channels the assertion that she had died of a felonious upending.

1978 Washington Post 18 Oct. a17/5 The upending of welfare-reform expectations will be attributed to the fundamental badness of the poor.

1985 Washington Post 16 June g7/2 Having solved the problems of..the graceful methods of upending while keeping a firm grasp upon said libation, we find ourselves faced with another etiquette dilemma.

1987 N.Y. Times 16 Aug. 70/3 Britten's delicate music simply cannot bear this lopsided upending of balances.

3. Oil Industry. The manoeuvring of an offshore oil platform into an upright position.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > drilling for oil or gas > [noun] > other procedures

jar1865

run1880

round trip1900

shooting1914

swabbing1921

underreaming1922

acidization1934

squeeze cementing1938

mud logging1960

re-entry1961

stab1972

upending1976

1976 Physics Bull. Nov. 510/1 The up-ending was achieved by controlled flooding of the ballast tanks in the main legs of the platform.

1983 Offshore Apr. 53/1 In addition, one-half of this buoyancy will be required during installation for holding the upper end of the tower above water during upending and maintaining stability while the guy lines are being attached.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	upending
释义	upendingn. Brit. /ʌpˈɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌəpˈɛndɪŋ/ Etymology: < upend v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. Metallurgy. = upsetting n. 1d. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > forging or shaping > types or methods of planishing1361 malleationc1429 flatting1611 gold beating1621 shingling1674 skelping1803 upsetting1815 swaging1832 drop-forginga1884 dinging1923 upending1932 1932 E. Gregory Metall. ii. 63 Up-ending adds to the cost..but yields a material which is more reliable. 1958 A. D. Merriman Dict. Metall. 374/2 Upending, a forging process in which the axis of the material is shortened and the cross-section—usually locally—increased. 2. The act or process of setting something on its end; an act of turning upside down. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > [noun] turning1536 inversion1598 reversing1610 topsy-turvy1655 resupination1661 canting1769 retroversion1790 supernaculum1827 upturning1846 upending1968 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > [noun] > reversal of natural or proper order somersault1530 inversion1546 hysteron proteron1584 preposterousness1607 renversement1610 reversala1626 inverse1630 reversement1720 topsy-turvying1807 topsy-turvification1840 upending1968 1968 C. Watson Charity ends at Home x. 117 Within three hours of Doctor Fergusson's laying down his scalpel and trotting fussily to the telephone, there had followed along those same mysteriously efficient channels the assertion that she had died of a felonious upending. 1978 Washington Post 18 Oct. a17/5 The upending of welfare-reform expectations will be attributed to the fundamental badness of the poor. 1985 Washington Post 16 June g7/2 Having solved the problems of..the graceful methods of upending while keeping a firm grasp upon said libation, we find ourselves faced with another etiquette dilemma. 1987 N.Y. Times 16 Aug. 70/3 Britten's delicate music simply cannot bear this lopsided upending of balances. 3. Oil Industry. The manoeuvring of an offshore oil platform into an upright position. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > drilling for oil or gas > [noun] > other procedures jar1865 run1880 round trip1900 shooting1914 swabbing1921 underreaming1922 acidization1934 squeeze cementing1938 mud logging1960 re-entry1961 stab1972 upending1976 1976 Physics Bull. Nov. 510/1 The up-ending was achieved by controlled flooding of the ballast tanks in the main legs of the platform. 1983 Offshore Apr. 53/1 In addition, one-half of this buoyancy will be required during installation for holding the upper end of the tower above water during upending and maintaining stability while the guy lines are being attached. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1932
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