Meanings
plural pittings
- countableuncountableThe 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 - countableuncountablearchaeologyThe digging of a pit.
Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation.
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pit
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
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Translations
Swedish gropfrätning
- gropfrätningformations of pits by corrosion
Cite this entry
pitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitting
“pitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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