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ballizes

ballizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ballize.

Meaning of ballize

Verb

ballize (third-person singular simple present ballizes, present participle ballizing, simple past and past participle ballized)

  1. (transitive) To burnish (metal) by a technique that involves pushing an oversized ball through a hole.
    • It is possible to ballize stainless steel1982, Engineering Materials and Design, volume 26, page 11
  2. (intransitive) To undergo such a process.
    • Metals that ballize successfully are: Sintered iron, sintered brass and other sintered materials. Aluminium, brass, bronze, copper, lead and cadmium. Mild and tool steels. […]1971, Science and Australian Technology, volumes 9-12, page 16

Questions about ballizes

What is ballizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ballizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ballize.

Words near ballizes in the dictionary

  1. ballistæ
  2. ballium
  3. balliums
  4. ballize
  5. ballized
  6. ballizes
  7. ballizing
  8. balljoint
  9. balljoints
  10. balljuice
  11. ballkicker

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