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crossband

crossband noun: a layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it.

crossband: a layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it
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Noun

crossband (plural crossbands)

  1. A layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it.
  2. A band or stripe perpendicular to the body of an animal.
  3. A strip (of leather, metal, or some other material) going across a helmet or hat, or a helmet made with such a strip.

Verb

crossband (third-person singular simple present crossbands, present participle crossbanding, simple past and past participle crossbanded)

  1. (transitive) To arrange the layers of plywood so as to make their grains cross at right angles.

Adjective

crossband (not comparable)

  1. Receiving on one frequency band and transmitting on another.
  2. Left-handed or "S shaped", with individual fibers oriented down and to the right when the thread, yarn, or rope is vertical.
    Antonyms:
    openband

Antonyms of crossband

Forms of crossband

Noun
pluralcrossbands
Verb
third-person singular presentcrossbands
present participlecrossbanding
past participlecrossbanded
pastcrossbanded

Origin of crossband

From cross- + band.

Words formed from crossband

Questions about crossband

What does crossband mean?
Crossband means a layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it.
What part of speech is crossband?
Crossband can be a noun, a verb or an adjective.
What is the plural of crossband?
The plural of crossband is crossbands.

Words near crossband in the dictionary

  1. crossatrons
  2. crossback
  3. crossbacked
  4. crossbacking
  5. crossbacks
  6. crossband
  7. crossbanded
  8. crossbanding
  9. crossbandings
  10. crossbands
  11. crossbar

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