cold work

noun

Any of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively low temperatures.

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Meanings

nouncold work (uncountable)
  1. uncountableengineeringAny of several plastic deformations of metal (or other material) at relatively low temperatures.
verbcold work (third-person singular simple present cold works, present participle cold working, simple past and past participle cold worked)

present singular third person cold works · participle present cold working · participle past cold worked · past cold worked

  1. to work metal under its recrystallization temperature

Synonyms & antonyms

verbshape (metal) without heat

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kylmämuokkaus, kylmämuokata
  • kylmämuokkausdeformation of metal at low temperature
  • kylmämuokatato work metal without
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APA

cold work. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20work

MLA

“cold work.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20work. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cold work,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cold%20work.

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