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Pitting

To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.

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📖 Definitions of "Pitting"

verb

1
To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
"Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal."
2
To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
3
To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
"Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?"
4
To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

verb

1
To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
"One must pit a peach to make it ready for a pie."

noun

1
The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
2
The digging of a pit.
"Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation."

🔄 Synonyms of "Pitting"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
indentationnoun	(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
roughnessnoun	The property of being rough, coarseness.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pitting"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
indentationnoun	(typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
roughnessnoun	The property of being rough, coarseness.
scalariform	Having the form of a ladder
picketnoun	A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.
facingnoun	Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)
bearingnoun	(in the plural, especially in phrases such as 'get one's bearings') One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively.
oedemanoun	(Commonwealth spelling) Standard spelling of edema.
picketingnoun	The act of one who pickets (in any sense).
confronting	Causing distress; upsetting.
opposing	That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
incitingverb	(transitive) To call into action.
pitting corrosionnoun	A form of extremely localized corrosion that leads to the creation of small holes in the metal.
cavitationnoun	(fluid dynamics) The formation, in a fluid, of vapor bubbles that rapidly collapse, especially in a rotating marine propeller or pump impeller.
rustingnoun	The development of rust on a surface.
corrosionnoun	The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
crackingnoun	The production of a crack sound.
corrodingnoun	corrosion
passivationnoun	(chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
tribocorrosionnoun	corrosion caused by (or made worse by) wear between surfaces
pestingnoun	The total disintegration of metal into powder as a result of oxidation.