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centerpunching

centerpunching is the present participle and gerund of centerpunch.

Meaning of centerpunch

Verb

centerpunch (third-person singular simple present centerpunches, present participle centerpunching, simple past and past participle centerpunched)

  1. To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
  2. To place something directly in the middle.

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Questions about centerpunching

What is centerpunching the present participle and gerund of?
Centerpunching is the present participle and gerund of centerpunch.

Words near centerpunching in the dictionary

  1. centerpoint
  2. centerpoints
  3. centerpunch
  4. centerpunched
  5. centerpunches
  6. centerpunching
  7. centers
  8. centers of attention
  9. centers of buoyancy
  10. centers of curvature
  11. centers of effort

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