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three-high

three-high noun: a series of three rollers in a roller mill, stacked one above the other.

Noun

three-high (plural three-highs)

  1. A series of three rollers in a roller mill, stacked one above the other.
    • For every section it is necessary to insert a special finishing roll in the stage lying next the large engine, while the three-highs in the other two stages contain the roughing rolls for all six profiles.1896, Engineering Review, volume 4, page 169

Forms of three-high

pluralthree-highs

Questions about three-high

What does three-high mean?
Three-high means a series of three rollers in a roller mill, stacked one above the other.
What part of speech is three-high?
Three-high is a noun.
What is the plural of three-high?
The plural of three-high is three-highs.

Words near three-high in the dictionary

  1. three-fourths
  2. three-halfpence
  3. three-halfpennies
  4. three-halfpenny
  5. three-headed
  6. three-high
  7. three-highs
  8. three-hole punch
  9. three-hole punches
  10. three-horned
  11. three-hundredth

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