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roughing pumps

roughing pumps is the plural of roughing pump.

Meaning of roughing pump

Noun

roughing pump (plural roughing pumps)

  1. A type of vacuum pump that is used to achieve rough vacuum from initial atmospheric pressure.
    Synonyms:
    rough pump

Questions about roughing pumps

What is roughing pumps the plural of?
Roughing pumps is the plural of roughing pump.

Words near roughing pumps in the dictionary

  1. roughing it
  2. roughing mill
  3. roughing mills
  4. roughing out
  5. roughing pump
  6. roughing pumps
  7. roughing up
  8. roughing up the bullpen
  9. roughings
  10. roughish
  11. roughishly

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