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adj
Receiving on one frequency band and transmitting on another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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adj
Left-handed or "S shaped", with individual fibers oriented down and to the right when the thread, yarn, or rope is vertical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
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Antonyms: openband
noun
A band going across something, especially:
A layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A band going across something, especially:
A band or stripe perpendicular to the body of an animal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
A band going across something, especially:
A strip (of leather, metal, or some other material) going across a helmet or hat, or a helmet made with such a strip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To arrange the layers of plywood so as to make their grains cross at right angles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
From cross- + band.
