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Etymology
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From
keyhole
+
-ing
.
Verb
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keyholing
present
participle
and
gerund
of
keyhole
Noun
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keyholing
(
uncountable
)
(
firearms
)
The tendency of a
bullet
fired down an excessively large
barrel
to
wobble
in flight and leave a
keyhole
-shaped puncture in the target.
(
lasers
)
The formation of a transient column of vapor or plasma when using high energy beams, such as lasers, for welding or cutting.
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