Definition of dipping Dipping

/dɪˈpɪŋ/ - [diping] - dip•ping

We found 9 definitions of dipping from 4 different sources.

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What does dipping mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • dipping (Verb)
    Present participle of dip.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dipping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Dip
  • dipping (n.)
    The act or process of immersing.
  • dipping (n.)
    The act of inclining downward.
  • dipping (n.)
    The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper, ladle, or the like.
  • dipping (n.)
    The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
  • dipping (n.)
    The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums with a stick or brush dipped in snuff.

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

  • dipping
    (a) Acid or other cleaning processes applied by dipping metals in cleaning or pickling solutions before plating in the electroplater's bath.

    (b) Plating by dipping applies to electroplating without a battery by simple immersion. Copper is deposited on iron from a solution of copper sulphate in this way.

    Synonym--Simple Immersion.

Part of speech

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  • dipping, verb, gerund of dip (infinitive).

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