Wilfley table

noun

An inclined percussion table for dressing ore, usually with longitudinal grooves in its surface, agitated by side blows at right angles to the flow of the pulp.

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Meanings

nounWilfley table (plural Wilfley tables)

plural Wilfley tables

  1. An inclined percussion table for dressing ore, usually with longitudinal grooves in its surface, agitated by side blows at right angles to the flow of the pulp.

Origin

Named after the inventor.

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Wilfley table. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilfley%20table

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wilfley table,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilfley%20table.

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