deseamv.
/diːˈsiːm/ Metallurgy.
transitive. To remove surface defects from (metal ingots, blooms, etc.), usually by means of a gas-torch.
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1941 D. Taylor in Junior Inst. Engineers Jrnl. LI. 263 Steel conditioning. (The deseaming process in particular.)
1941 D. Taylor in Junior Inst. Engineers Jrnl. LI. 263 Ingots may be..ground and chipped or deseamed.
Derivatives
deˈseaming n.
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1952 Gloss. Terms Welding & Cutting (B.S.I.) 115 Deseaming, the removal of surface defects from cold ingots, blooms, billets and slabs by means of manual gas cutting.
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