pockmarking
Leaving small craters
Pockmarking is the process of becoming covered with pockmarks—small pits or scars like those left by smallpox or acne.
The term extends to any surface acquiring scattered indentations: Years of shelling left the building's facade pockmarked.
Pockmarking suggests damage that accumulates over time, leaving permanent evidence of what caused it.
Impact-formed depressions
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- meteoriteSpace debris reaching Earth
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- asteroidSun-orbiting rocky mass
bombardment · regolith · maria · surface · dimpled · pitted · basalt · highlands
Seed removed, or opposed
- dimpledHaving small hollows
- holesOpenings through material
- indentationsRecessed marks in surfaces
- cavitiesHollow spaces within
depressions · gouges · punctures · divots · nicks · grooves · impressions · uneven
Inflamed skin condition
- scarsHealed wound tissue
- blemishesVisible surface flaws
- pittingForming small cavities
- cratersImpact-formed depressions
disfigurement · imperfection · spots · zits · pimples · cysts · nodules · lesions
Iron oxide coating
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- erosionGradual wearing away
oxidation · degradation · pitting · metal · steel · iron · concrete · acid
craters
Impact-formed depressions
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- meteoriteSpace debris reaching Earth
- impactForceful contact or consequence
asteroid · bombardment · regolith · maria · surface · dimpled · pitted · basalt · highlands · ejecta
pitted
Seed removed, or opposed
- dimpledHaving small hollows
- holesOpenings through material
- indentationsRecessed marks in surfaces
cavities · depressions · gouges · punctures · divots · nicks · grooves · impressions · uneven · rough
acne
Inflamed skin condition
craters · disfigurement · imperfection · spots · zits · pimples · cysts · nodules · lesions · inflammation
rust
Iron oxide coating
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
erosion · oxidation · degradation · pitting · metal · steel · iron · concrete · acid · chemical
pockmarkingsmoothing
Reducing irregularities systematically
polishing · buffing · evening out · leveling · sanding
pockmarkinghealing
Restoration of health
restoring · repairing · mending · sealing · preserving
pockmarkingunblemished
Free from any defect
flawless · smooth · pristine · immaculate · even
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