malleation

noun

mal·​le·​a·​tion

plural -s

1

: the action of malleating or state of being malleated

2

: a mark or dent like one made by malleating

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin malleation-, malleatio, from malleatus (past participle of malleare to hammer) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

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