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high speed steel

high speed steel noun: a kind of tool steel, invented in the early 20th century, which retains its hardness and temper at high temperatures (at which previous kinds of tool steel would soften), thus allowing cutters made from it to be employed at higher cutting speeds than were previously practical.

Noun

high speed steel (countable and uncountable, plural high speed steels)

  1. A kind of tool steel, invented in the early 20th century, which retains its hardness and temper at high temperatures (at which previous kinds of tool steel would soften), thus allowing cutters made from it to be employed at higher cutting speeds than were previously practical.
    Synonyms:
    HSS

high speed steel meaning in Tamil

high speed steel in Tamil

கடைசல் உளி எஃகு, வேகவெட்டு எஃகு, உயர்கதியுருக்கு

Synonyms of high speed steel

Forms of high speed steel

pluralhigh speed steels
alternative formhigh-speed steel

Questions about high speed steel

What does high speed steel mean?
High speed steel means a kind of tool steel, invented in the early 20th century, which retains its hardness and temper at high temperatures (at which previous kinds of tool steel would soften), thus allowing cutters made from it to be employed at higher cutting speeds than were previously practical.
What is high speed steel in Tamil?
High speed steel in Tamil is கடைசல் உளி எஃகு, வேகவெட்டு எஃகு, உயர்கதியுருக்கு. See High speed steel meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is high speed steel?
High speed steel is a noun.
What is the plural of high speed steel?
The plural of high speed steel is high speed steels.

Words near high speed steel in the dictionary

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