different between spent vs microstamping

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp?nt/
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

spent (not comparable)

1. Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.

   a spent cartridge

2. Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.

Related terms

• spent force

Translations

Verb

spent

1. simple past tense and past participle of spend

Derived terms

• ill-spent

Anagrams

• Pents, pents

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb spenne

Adjective

spent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)

1. tense

   en spent situasjon - a tense situation

Etymology 2

Verb

spent

1. past participle of spenne

References

• “spent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb spenne

Adjective

spent (neuter singular spent, definite singular and plural spente)

1. tense

References

• “spent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

micro- +? stamping

Noun

microstamping (uncountable)

1. The use of laser technology to engrave a microscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of a firearm, so that spent cartridges give information about the firearm.