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Meaning of oil-canning | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A moderate deformation or buckling of sheet material, particularly common with flat sheet metal surfaces.
uncountable
The movement of a perceived flat surface due to the application of an external force.
uncountable

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

oil-digger oil-down oil-seed camellia oilbath oilbean oilberg