chatter mark

/ˌtʃædər mɑrk/
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Definitions of chatter mark
  1. noun
    a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece
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    type of:
    blemish, defect, mar
    a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
  2. noun
    marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier
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    type of:
    eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away
    (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
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