Definition of Milling

1. Noun. Corrugated edge of a coin.

Generic synonyms: Edge
Derivative terms: Mill

Definition of Milling

1. n. The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See Mill.

Definition of Milling

1. Noun. The notches around the edge of a coin, placed there during minting so that it can be told if some of the metal from the edge is removed. Removing metal from a coin was common practice during earlier times when coins made of precious metals circulated. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of mill) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Milling

1. a corrugated edge on a coin [n -S]

Medical Definition of Milling

1. The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See Mill. High milling, milling in which grain is reduced to flour by a succession of crackings, or of slight and partial crushings, alternately with sifting and sorting the product. Low milling, milling in which the reduction is effected in a single crushing or grinding. Milling cutter, a fluted, sharp-edged rotary cutter for dressing surfaces, as of metal, of various shapes. Milling machine, a machine tool for dressing surfaces by rotary cutters. Milling tool, a roller with indented edge or surface, for producing like indentations in metal by rolling pressure, as in turning; a knurling tool; a milling cutter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Milling

millimole
millimoles
milline
milliner
milliner's
millineress
millineresses
millineries
milliners
millinery
millines
millinet
millinets
millinewton
millinewtons
milling (current term)
milling-in
milling around
milling machine
milling machines
millings
milliohm
milliohms
million
million floating point operations per second
million instructions per second
millionaire
millionaire shortbread
millionairedom
millionaires

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