Bollarding

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a bollard-like shape. uncountable

    "An excessive film thickness, on the other hand, produces bollarding in which the diameter of the specimen becomes bigger at the ends than at the middle."

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"An excessive film thickness, on the other hand, produces bollarding in which the diameter of the specimen becomes bigger at the ends than at the middle."

Etymology

From bollard + -ing.

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