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rollforming

rollforming is the present participle and gerund of rollform.

Meaning of rollform

Verb

rollform (third-person singular simple present rollforms, present participle rollforming, simple past and past participle rollformed)

  1. (transitive) To form (sheet metal) into a desired cross section through continuous bending of a long strip of the metal as it passes through a set of rollers.

Questions about rollforming

What is rollforming the present participle and gerund of?
Rollforming is the present participle and gerund of rollform.

Words near rollforming in the dictionary

  1. Rollett
  2. rolley
  3. rolleys
  4. rollform
  5. rollformed
  6. rollforming
  7. rollforms
  8. rolliche
  9. rolliches
  10. rollichie
  11. rollichies

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