Mannesmann process

noun

Man·​nes·​mann process

ˈmänəsˌmän-,

ˈmanəsmən-

: a process of making seamless tubes from metal billets by piercing

Word History

Etymology

after Reinhard M. Mannesmann †1922 German industrialist and inventor

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