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Meanings of pitting in English

The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion.

Synonyms
Examples for "roughness"
Examples for "roughness"
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Interestingly, the researchers also heard that roughness in house and car alarms.
Wired
2
No roughness was found either in the channel or the green sea.
The Mysterious Island
3
But today, the smaller circuitry develops atomic-scale roughness from that very chemical.
Wired
4
Abrupt as was the challenge the tone of it had no roughness.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
5
Both knew and were indifferent to the roughness of the fierce northland.
The Man in the Twilight
1
The right shell may have a distinct indentation in the anterior edge.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole / Bulletin of the United States ...
2
The other end was still within the indentation-halfin, and half out.
The House on the Borderland
3
Searching, I found its key; a cupped indentation upon which I pressed.
The Metal Monster
4
Joharran and several other people crowded near to see the rounded indentation.
The Shelters of Stone
5
He does for the hearer exactly what indentation does for the reader.
Practical Argumentation
Usage of pitting in English
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Being up there with the people, pitting your wits against the sea?
The Only Victor
2
His colleagues back his plans by pitting various criminals against one another.
Reuters
3
Keselowski cycled to the race lead after pitting 14 laps before Truex.
Reuters
4
It's extremely tough, and this pitting can't have occurred through simple wear.
The Lost World
5
Phoenix enjoyed pitting himself against the pinnacles of the computer security industry.
Underground: Hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic fr...
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A run-off pitting Karzai against Abdullah would be due within two weeks.
Reuters
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Success has also attended the pitting of selling districts against each other.
Increasing Human Efficiency in Business / A Contribution to the ...
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It also sharpens your yacht-racing tactics by pitting you against AI opponents.
Wired
9
Well, there it is, you see what you are pitting yourselves against?
The Secret Adversary
10
Did they enjoy irony in pitting a wounded man against a drunk?
Roma Victrix
11
He re-joined in 20th before pitting and retiring as black thunderclouds loomed.
The South African
12
The country has endured several spasms of violence pitting Rakhine Buddhists against Rohingya.
Reuters
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Elections have a habit of pitting different interests or aspirations against each other.
The Irish Times
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Such rulings are unusual, pitting the judicial system against the state.
Wired
15
Conclusions: Antimalarial immunity correlates with fast artemisinin-induced parasite clearance and low pitting rates.
Pubmed
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The continued dispute will add to the trade friction pitting Beijing against Washington.
The Irish Times
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Pitting through the time
Pitting across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common