chatter mark

noun

1
: a fine undulation formed on the surface of work by a chattering tool
2
: one of a series of short curved cracks on a glaciated rock surface transverse to the glacial striae

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of chatter mark was in 1888

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“Chatter mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatter%20mark. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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