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backlayering

backlayering noun: the movement of smoke or a hot gas against the direction of the ventilation flow.

Noun

backlayering (uncountable)

  1. The movement of smoke or a hot gas against the direction of the ventilation flow.

Origin of backlayering

From back + layering.

Questions about backlayering

What does backlayering mean?
Backlayering means the movement of smoke or a hot gas against the direction of the ventilation flow.
What part of speech is backlayering?
Backlayering is a noun.

Words near backlayering in the dictionary

  1. backlashed
  2. backlasher
  3. backlashers
  4. backlashes
  5. backlashing
  6. backlayering
  7. backlead
  8. backleads
  9. backless
  10. backlessness
  11. backlet

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