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Stiefel process

Stiefel process proper noun: a rotary piercing process, similar to the Mannesmann process, but using large conical disks instead of convex rollers.

Proper noun

the Stiefel process

  1. A rotary piercing process, similar to the Mannesmann process, but using large conical disks instead of convex rollers.

Origin of Stiefel process

Named after the inventor.

Questions about Stiefel process

What does Stiefel process mean?
Stiefel process means a rotary piercing process, similar to the Mannesmann process, but using large conical disks instead of convex rollers.
What part of speech is Stiefel process?
Stiefel process is a proper noun.

Words near Stiefel process in the dictionary

  1. Stiebitzs
  2. stied
  3. Stieda disease
  4. Stief
  5. Stiefel
  6. Stiefel process
  7. Stiefs
  8. Stieg
  9. Stiegler
  10. Stieglers
  11. Stieglitz

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