English Explanatory Dictionary

keyholing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of keyhole
noun
  1. The tendency of a bullet fired down an excessively large barrel to wobble in flight and leave a keyhole-shaped puncture in the target.
  2. The formation of a transient column of vapor or plasma when using high energy beams, such as lasers, for welding or cutting.

Word forms

keyholing

Etymology

From keyhole + -ing.

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