pimpling
Developing small protrusions
Pimpling describes the formation of small raised bumps on a surface, resembling pimples on skin.
The term applies both to actual skin breaking out and to textures that develop a similar bumpy quality, such as paint that bubbles during application or plastic that develops surface irregularities.
The coating started pimpling as it dried in the humid air.
Raised skin from cold
- textureSurface tactile quality
- bumpsSmall raised areas
- folliclesHair-producing skin structures
- roughnessUneven surface quality
chill · cold · reaction · dermis · surface · stippling · raised · dots
Chemical wearing away
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- pittingForming small cavities
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
coating · finish · bubbling · galvanizing · rust · imperfection · treatment · steel
Controlled heating and cooling
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- coatingApplied surface covering
confectionery · finish · surface · sheen · defect · cocoa butter · candy · glaze
goosebumps
Raised skin from cold
roughness · chill · cold · reaction · dermis · surface · stippling · raised · dots · epidermis
corrosion
Chemical wearing away
defect · coating · finish · bubbling · galvanizing · rust · imperfection · treatment · steel · aluminum
tempering
Controlled heating and cooling
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- bloomingProducing flowers now
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
coating · confectionery · finish · surface · sheen · defect · cocoa butter · candy · glaze · truffle
pimplingsmoothing
Reducing irregularities systematically
flattening · leveling · smoothness · evening out · polishing
pimplingclearing
Treeless space in forest
clearing up · healing · smoothing over · subsiding · fading