Definitions For Crossband

Adjective

(not comparable) (telecommunications) Receiving on one frequency band and transmitting on another. (textiles, of a twist) left-handed, left-handed or "S shaped", with individual fibers oriented down and to the right when the thread, yarn, or rope is vertical. : {{antonyms, en, openband}}

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To arrange the layers of plywood so as to make their grains cross at right angles.

Derived terms

crossbanding, pos=n

Noun

CROSSBAND (plural CROSSBANDs) A band going across something, especially: A layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it. (biology) A band or stripe perpendicular to the body of an animal. A strip (of leather, metal, or some other material) going across a helmet or hat, or a helmet made with such a strip.

See also

veneer

Etymology

From {{af, en, cross-, band}}.