milling

noun — 6 senses

milling

noun

/ˈmɪlɪŋ/

› Any of various grinding, cutting, or…

1

Such grinding, cutting, or shredding applied to grain to produce meal or flour.

2

Such cutting to produce millwork (finely finished lumber).

3

Engineering, Machining, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A type of machining in which a rotary cutter is moved through a toolpath to cut away material.

4

The surface or other physical result produced by such a process.

5

The series of notches around the edge of a coin during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed.

6

A circular or random motion of a herd or a crowd.

Derived terms
comilling, high milling, ion milling, low milling, micromilling, milling cutter, milling frolic, milling machine, paper-milling, watermilling

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