crossband English

Meaning crossband meaning

What does crossband mean?

crossband noun

— A band going across something, especially:

— A layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it.

— (biology) A band or stripe perpendicular to the body of an animal.

— A strip (of leather, metal, or some other material) going across a helmet or hat, or a helmet made with such a strip.

crossband verb

— (transitive) To arrange the layers of plywood so as to make their grains cross at right angles.

crossband adjective

— (telecommunications) Receiving on one frequency band and transmitting on another.

— (textiles, of a twist) Left-handed or "S shaped", with individual fibers oriented down and to the right when the thread, yarn, or rope is vertical.

Synonyms crossband synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as crossband?

crossband English » English

warp twist

left-hand twine