Pitting

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  • v. Present participle of pit.
  • n. The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or operation of digging or sinking a hole or pit.
  • n. The act or operation of placing in a pit or in pits: as, the pitting of potatoes; the pitting of hides.
  • n. A pit, mark, or hollow depression on the surface, such as that left on the flesh by a pustule of the smallpox.
  • n. A number of such pits considered collectively; a collection of pitmarks.
  • n. In botany, the state or condition of being pitted.
  • n. A corrosion of the inner surface of steam-boilers, whereby the metal becomes gradually covered with small cavities.
  • n. A corrosion of the bottom of iron ships.
  • n. In geology, the excavation of small pits in a surface of rock, usually by some process of solution.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
  • Verb Form
    pits    pitted    pitting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    trap    area    work    workplace    face    confront    remove    take    withdraw    take away   
    Cross Reference
    hole    trap    auditorium    hell    abyss    floridean pit    bordered pit    gjers soaking-pit    cold pit    pine-pit   
    Variant
    pitted    pitting   
    Form
    pitted    pitting    pit-eye   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    indentation    pitfall    stone    fight    oppose    hollow    indent   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brit    Grit    Kit    Pitt    Pritt    Schlitt    Schmidt    Split    Whit    Witt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cave    pool    hole    chamber    lake    mound    crater    valley    trench    abyss