Roller derby — For the skate brand of the same name, see Roller Derby (brand). Roller derby Charm City Roller Girls (Baltimore, Maryland). Characteristics Contact Collision C … Wikipedia
Roller coaster elements — Contents 1 Basic elements 1.1 Brake run 1.2 Buzz bars 1.3 … Wikipedia
roller stock — noun : a metal bar forming the core of a composition printing roller … Useful english dictionary
Shear forming — Shear forming, also referred as shear spinning, is different from conventional metal spinning in that in this latter the area of the final component is approximately equal to that of the flat sheet metal blank and little or no reduction in the… … Wikipedia
Flow forming — is a metal forming technique in which a disk or tube of metal is formed over a mandrel by a roller using tremendous pressure. The roller shears the metal, forcing it against the mandrel, creating the shape and width of the final product. [… … Wikipedia
National Roller Derby League — Metro area Los Angeles, California Country United States Founded 1995 Teams Stars / T Birds Outlaws / Red Devils … Wikipedia
Virginia Reel roller coaster — The Virginia Reel roller coaster was an older style of coaster characterized by spinning circular tubs that zig zagged down a flat bottomed track. Description Virginia Reels used a side friction like track resembling a trench. The tubs, which had … Wikipedia
Road roller — Road Road (r[=o]), n. [AS. r[=a]d a riding, that on which one rides or travels, a road, fr. r[=i]dan to ride. See {Ride}, and cf. {Raid}.] 1. A journey, or stage of a journey. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] With easy roads he came to Leicester. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium