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pittings

pittings is the plural of pitting.

Meaning of pitting

Noun

pitting (countable and uncountable, plural pittings)

  1. The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
    • Hall found the immediate cause at Rickerscote to have been the complete fracture of an axle on STS 53241, the freight train's ninth wagon. The fracture had been caused by fatigue initiated by corrosion pitting on the axle surface.2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 51
  2. The digging of a pit.
    • Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation.

Questions about pittings

What is pittings the plural of?
Pittings is the plural of pitting.

Words near pittings in the dictionary

  1. pitting one's wits
  2. pitting out
  3. pitting resistance equivalent number
  4. pitting resistance equivalent numbers
  5. Pittinger
  6. pittings
  7. Pittington
  8. pittite
  9. pittites
  10. Pittland
  11. pittle

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