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sheet metal roller — A large machine to curve or roll metal in a single plane. The machine is hand operated and consists of a frame, three rollers and a hand crank. The rollers are arranged with one top and two bottom rollers, and the degree of curvature is… … Dictionary of automotive terms
roller — [1] A device for replacing sliding friction with rolling friction. [2] While ball bearings use a series of balls in a cage, roller bearings use a series of small cylinders. [3] A colloquial term for a Rolls Royce. See cam roller double roller… … Dictionary of automotive terms
roller printing — ▪ textile industry also called direct printing method of applying a coloured pattern to cloth, invented by Thomas Bell of Scotland in 1783. A separate dye paste for each colour is applied to the fabric from a metal roller that is intaglio … Universalium
roller — [rōl′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that rolls (in various senses) 2. any of various rolling cylinders or wheels; specif., a) a cylinder of metal, wood, etc. over which something is rolled for easier movement b) a cylinder on which something is… … English World dictionary
Roller skating — is the traveling on smooth terrain with roller skates. It is a form of recreation as well as a sport, and can also be a form of transportation. Skates generally come in two basic varieties: roller skates and inline skates or blades, though some… … Wikipedia
Roller skiing — Roller skis. Roller skiing is a non snow equivalent to cross country skiing. Emulating skis, elongated inline skates, with wheels at the ends, are used on tarmac. The skating/skiing action is very similar to actual cross country skiing on snow.… … Wikipedia
Roller printing on textiles — Roller printing, also called cylinder printing or machine printing, on fabrics is a textile printing process patented by Thomas Bell of Scotland in 1783 in an attempt to reduce the cost of the earlier copperplate printing. This method was used in … Wikipedia
Roller-hockey — Roller in line hockey Roller in line hockey Fédérations FIRS, IIHF et CERILH Principales compétitions a. Championnat du monde (FIRS) b … Wikipédia en Français
Roller in line hockey — Roller Hockey Fédération internationale FIRS, IIHF et CERILH Principale instance a. Championnat du monde (FIRS) b. Championnat du monde (IIHF) c … Wikipédia en Français
Roller Acrobatique — Le roller acrobatique (ou « freestyle skating » en anglais) constitue une des disciplines de la Fédération Française de Roller Skating (FFRS). Son développement et sa promotion sont assurés par la Commission Nationale de Roller… … Wikipédia en Français
