Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitting

/pˈɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: pit-ting
IPA: /pˈɪtɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The digging of a pit.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of pit

Example Sentences

"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."
"Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pittings (plural)

Derived Forms

antipitting nonpitting

Phrases

pitting corrosion pitting resistance equivalent number

Synonyms

roughness indentation

Rhymes With

sitting hitting fitting committing admitting splitting quitting submitting spitting permitting knitting transmitting

Questions

How do you pronounce pitting?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɪtɪŋ/.
What does pitting mean?: The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.

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