pitting

English

Noun

pitting (countable and uncountable, plural pittings)

1. The formation of pits on a surface because of corrosion.
   • 2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 51:

     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.

2. (archaeology) The digging of a pit.

   Test pittings were carried out prior to the main excavation.

Verb

pitting

1. present participle and gerund of pit

Derived terms

• antipitting
• nonpitting
• pitting corrosion
• pitting resistance equivalent number

Translations

formations of pits by corrosion

• Swedish: gropfrätning c