forging

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of forge

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The process of shaping by heating and hammering.

   “[…] repeated forgings and workings of wrought-iron […]”

2. (countable)A component that is forged (shaped by heating and hammering).

   “[…]one set of 16-inch steel gun forgings[…]”

   “Fabrication has been the method used in the construction of many components that would normally be made from steel castings and forgings.”