set

set (st)

v.

1. To put in a specified position; place.

2. To put into a specified state.

3. To put into a stable position.

4. To fix firmly or in an immobile manner.

5. To become fixed or hardened; coagulate.

6. To bring the bones of a fracture back into a normal position or alignment.

n.

1. The act or process of setting.

2. The condition resulting from setting.

3. A permanent firming or hardening of a substance.

4. The carriage or bearing of a part of the body.

5. A particular psychological state, usually of anticipation or preparedness.

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set,

n term applied to the state of a plastic material after it has hardened or jelled by chemical action, cooling, or saponification. It is used in connection with impression materials, waxes, and gypsum materials.