midrise
nounEtymology From mid- + rise.
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Architecture A building which is neither low-rise or high-rise.
- A lot of new midrises have been built in this area.
midrise
adjEtymology From mid- + rise.
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Architecture Of a building Neither high-rise nor low-rise; typically consisting of four to ten stories.
- The neighborhood is full of midrise apartment blocks.
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Computing, Computing theory, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Having a zero-valued classification threshold (analogous to a riser of a stairway).
Data compression
- midrise quantization
- Related terms
- midtread