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Preferred term

counter-rotating screws  

Synonym(s)

  • counter-rotating twin screws
  • counter-rotating twin-screws
  • twin counter rotating screw

Subject

  • Food sciences and technology

Example

  • Extruder screws can be either corotating, i.e. turn in the same direction with their screw crests matching up with opposing troughs, or counter-rotating, i.e. turn in opposite directions. (Source : INRA)

In other languages

  • Information

    lexinfo:number: plural

    lexinfo:gender: feminine

    lexinfo:partOfSpeech: noun

    vis contrarotatives

    French

  • doubles-vis contrarotatives
  • Information

    lexinfo:number: plural

    lexinfo:gender: feminine

    lexinfo:partOfSpeech: noun

    Gegendrallschnecken

    German

  • Information

    lexinfo:number: plural

    lexinfo:gender: feminine

    lexinfo:partOfSpeech: noun

    Gegendrall-Kammerschnecken
  • Information

    lexinfo:gender: feminine

    lexinfo:partOfSpeech: noun

    gegenläufig drehende Doppelwelle
  • Information

    lexinfo:number: plural

    lexinfo:gender: feminine

    lexinfo:partOfSpeech: noun

    Schnecken mit gegensinniger Drehrichtung
  • Italian

URI

https://opendata.inra.fr/CUEX/120

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