checking resistance
The ability of a paint coating, or the like, to resist slight breaks that do not penetrate to the previously […]
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checking, check cracks, map cracks, shelling
1. Shallow cracks at closely spaced but irregular intervals on the surface of mortar or concrete. 2. Small cracks in
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checkered plate
1. A cast steel or iron plate having square, flat projections suggestive of a checkerboard. 2.A floor plate.
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checker, chequer
One of the squares in a check pattern, contrasted to its neighbors by color or texture; often only two effects