Ballize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To burnish (metal) by a technique that involves pushing an oversized ball through a hole. transitive

    "It is possible to ballize stainless steel"

  2. 2
    To undergo such a process. intransitive

    "Metals that ballize successfully are: Sintered iron, sintered brass and other sintered materials. Aluminium, brass, bronze, copper, lead and cadmium. Mild and tool steels. […]"

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"It is possible to ballize stainless steel"

Etymology

From ball + -ize.

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