milling
/'miliɳ/
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Definition
Noun: 1. The process of grinding or crushing a substance into small particles or powder: This refers to the industrial or mechanical action of using a mill. 2. The process of shaping, smoothing, or finishing a material (especially metal) using a rotating cutter: This is a common machining operation. 3. A corrugated or ridged edge on a coin: This is the raised rim with grooves, often added to prevent clipping or filing of precious metal.
Examples
- Process of grinding:
- The milling of wheat into flour is a crucial step in bread production.
- The factory specializes in the milling of industrial minerals.
- Machining process:
- Precision milling is required to create the complex components for the engine.
- The part was finished using a computer-controlled milling machine.
- Coin edge:
- Older silver dollars often have a distinctive milling on their edges.
- The security feature includes both a milling and micro-lettering on the coin's rim.
Advanced Usage
- "Milling about/around": (Phrasal verb, from the verb 'to mill') To move around in a confused mass or crowd without a clear purpose or direction.
- Crowds of tourists were milling about in the town square.
Variants and Related Words
- Mill (verb): To grind or crush in a mill; to move around in a confused crowd.
- Mill (noun): A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain; a machine for grinding or crushing; a factory for certain manufacturing processes (e.g., paper mill, steel mill).
- Miller (noun): A person who owns or operates a mill, especially for grinding grain.
- Milled (adjective): Having been processed in a mill; (of a coin) having a grooved edge.
Synonyms
- For grinding: Grinding, crushing, pulverizing.
- For machining: Machining, cutting.
- For coin edge: Reeding, grooving, serration.
Phrasal Verbs
- Mill about/around: (See "Advanced Usage" above).