steadyshortening
nounUK /ˈstɛdiˌʃɔːtənɪŋ/
US /ˈstɛdiˌʃɔːrtənɪŋ/
A kind of fat used in baking that helps make cookies and cakes soft and crumbly.
The recipe calls for steadyshortening to give the pie crust a tender texture.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A gradual reduction in the length of something over time.
The steadyshortening of the days signaled that winter was coming.
3. The act of making a process or distance consistently shorter.
Engineers focused on the steadyshortening of the assembly line to boost efficiency.
4. In finance, a slow and consistent decrease in the duration of an investment.
The steadyshortening of bond maturities helped the fund manage risk.