malleate

Meaning

Adj

1. Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.
2. Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered.

Verb

To beat into shape with a hammer.

Synonyms

forging

hammer

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spread

malleation

Translations

smeden

uithameren

malleātus

malleō

hameren

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behameren

forjar

hämmern

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martillar

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schmieden

malléer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæl.i.ɪt/

Etymology

From Latin malleātus, perfect passive participle of *malleō (“beat with a hammer”), related to malleus (“a hammer, mallet”).