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upsetment

upsetment

9.9
The part of metal made by heating and pressing the end to make it thicker
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The engineer checked the upsetment at the end of the bolt to ensure it met specifications.

Examples

  • Proper upsetment is crucial when forming rivet heads in metalworking.

  • After heating the rod, the blacksmith created an upsetment to strengthen the joint.

  • The upsetment of the metal was crucial for the design.

  • The blacksmith performed an upsetment to strengthen the blade.

  • The engineer checked the upsetment at the end of the bolt to ensure it met specifications.

  • Proper upsetment is crucial when forming rivet heads in metalworking.

  • After heating the rod, the blacksmith created an upsetment to strengthen the joint.

Synonyms

forging
vsupsetment
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A way of shaping metal by heating it and hitting it with a hammer

is a targeted compressing method that thickens or reshapes one end

How Thick

thickening
4 4.6
upsetment
  • Specialized
9.9
compression
42 4.0

Surface Forms

upsetment singular
upsetments plural

Morphology

upsetment = upset (semi-transparent) = upset + ment

Morphologically regular (verb + -ment), but the specific metallurgical meaning of 'upset' is technical and may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Upsetment in metalwork also comes from up and set, where up suggests moving material and set means 'to put'; a blacksmith heats a rod and pushes the metal to thicken the end, and the result is called an upsetment. That's why it means the process or result of pressing metal to reshape or thicken a part.