bollarding

English

Etymology

bollard +‎ -ing

Noun

bollarding (uncountable)

  1. (mechanical engineering) A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a bollard-like shape.
    • 2006, Jagabanduhu Chakrabarty, Theory of Plasticity:
      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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