Batter

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000463",
  "term": "Batter",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A slight backward slope given to a face that would otherwise be vertical, such as the inward lean of a retaining wall or the sides of a tower. The slope is stated as a ratio of horizontal offset to vertical rise, such as 1 in 12, or as an angle from the vertical. In metalwork, to batter means to beat metal repeatedly with a hammer, which flattens or dents it.",
  "subject": "Metalworking",
  "see_also": [
    "battery"
  ],
  "references": [
    "batter - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Metall treiben",
    "es": "aplanar",
    "fr": "marteler"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/batter/"
}