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sieve set

sieve set noun: a device consisting of a stack of sieves of increasing fineness, shaken to sort gems by size.

Noun

sieve set (plural sieve sets)

  1. A device consisting of a stack of sieves of increasing fineness, shaken to sort gems by size.

Forms of sieve set

pluralsieve sets

Questions about sieve set

What does sieve set mean?
Sieve set means a device consisting of a stack of sieves of increasing fineness, shaken to sort gems by size.
What part of speech is sieve set?
Sieve set is a noun.
What is the plural of sieve set?
The plural of sieve set is sieve sets.

Words near sieve set in the dictionary

  1. sieve numbers
  2. sieve of Eratosthenes
  3. sieve out
  4. sieve plate
  5. sieve plates
  6. sieve set
  7. sieve sets
  8. sieve theory
  9. sieve-tube element
  10. sieve-tube elements
  11. sieveable

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