bollarding

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noun

A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a bollard-like shape.

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Meanings

nounbollarding (uncountable)
  1. uncountableengineeringA defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a bollard-like shape.

    An excessive film thickness, on the other hand, produces bollarding in which the diameter of the specimen becomes bigger at the ends than at the middle.

    2006, Jagabanduhu Chakrabarty, Theory of Plasticity

Origin

From bollard + -ing.

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APA

bollarding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollarding

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“bollarding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollarding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bollarding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bollarding.

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