peened
Struck to flatten
Peened is the past tense and past participle of peen, a metalworking verb meaning to hammer or strike with the peen—the rounded or wedge-shaped end of a hammer head opposite the flat face.
Workers peen metal to shape it, strengthen it through work-hardening, or create textured surfaces.
The blacksmith peened the rivet until it mushroomed flat.
Shot peening uses small projectiles rather than a hammer to achieve similar surface-hardening effects on metal parts.
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- hammerTool for striking nails
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
- tongsHinged grasping utensil
forge · flattening · shaping · deformation · workbench · sheet · plate · malleable
Headed pin hammered flat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
- pinPointed metal fastener
- jointShared by multiple parties
- buckedOpposed or defied
headed · clinched · flush · countersunk · boatbuilding · structural · permanent · deformed
Reduction of mental tension
- compressiveTending to squeeze inward
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
crankshafts · durability · longevity · reinforced · toughened
anvil
Metal-shaping block
- blacksmithIron-shaping craftsperson
- hammerTool for striking nails
- rivetingCompletely holding one's attention
tongs · forge · flattening · shaping · deformation · workbench · sheet · plate · malleable · ductile
rivet
Headed pin hammered flat
bucked · headed · clinched · flush · countersunk · boatbuilding · structural · permanent · deformed · secured
stress-relief
Reduction of mental tension
- compressiveTending to squeeze inward
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
gears · crankshafts · durability · longevity · reinforced · toughened
- ball peen hammerTool with rounded striking face
- ball-peen hammerTool with rounded striking face
- ball peenHemispherical hammer end