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  • 1high-speed — high′ speed′ adj. 1) operating at, designed to operate at, or marked by high speed: a high speed drill; high speed car chases[/ex] 2) pht suitable for minimum light exposure: high speed film[/ex] • Etymology: 1870–75 …

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  • 2high-speed — /huy speed /, adj. 1. designed to operate or operating at a high speed: a high speed drill. 2. Photog. suitable for minimum light exposure: high speed film; a high speed lens. [1870 75] * * * …

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  • 3High speed steel — (often abbreviated HSS, sometimes HS) is a material usually used in the manufacture of machine tool bits and other cutters. It is often used in power saw blades and drill bits. It is superior to the older high carbon steel tools used extensively… …

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  • 4Drill bit — For the fictional character, see Drill Bit (Transformers). For the cancelled skyscraper nicknamed Drill bit, see Chicago Spire. For the types used in drilling wells, see Well drilling. From top to bottom: Spade, lip and spur (brad point), masonry …

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  • 5drill — drill1 drillable, adj. drillability, n. driller, n. /dril/, n. 1. Mach., Building Trades. a. a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, esp. by rotation. b. a tool, esp. a hand tool, for holding and… …

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  • 6Drill lathe — Lathe Lathe (l[=a][th]), n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. l[ o][eth] a smith s lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original meaning… …

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  • 7Speed lathe — Lathe Lathe (l[=a][th]), n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G. lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf. also Icel. l[ o][eth] a smith s lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original meaning… …

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  • 8Dental drill — A high speed dental handpiece. A dental drill (or dentist s drill) is a small, high speed drill used in dentistry to remove decayed tooth material prior to the insertion of a dental filling. Dental drills are used in the treatment of dental… …

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  • 9Drill commands — are generally used with a group that is marching, most often in military foot drill or marching band. All branches of the military use drill commands. Contents 1 Command voice 2 Common drill commands 2.1 United Kingdom and Australia …

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  • 10burr drill — noun a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth • Syn: ↑dentist s drill • Hypernyms: ↑drill • Part Meronyms: ↑bur, ↑burr …

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