crossband

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noun

A layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it.

Opposite
openband
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Meanings

nouncrossband (plural crossbands)

plural crossbands

  1. A band going across something, especially:
    1. A layer of plywood with its grain at a right angle to the wood next to it.
    2. biologyA band or stripe perpendicular to the body of an animal.
    3. A strip (of leather, metal, or some other material) going across a helmet or hat, or a helmet made with such a strip.
verbcrossband (third-person singular simple present crossbands, present participle crossbanding, simple past and past participle crossbanded)

present singular third person crossbands · participle present crossbanding · participle past crossbanded · past crossbanded

  1. transitiveTo arrange the layers of plywood so as to make their grains cross at right angles.
adjectivecrossband (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecommunicationsReceiving on one frequency band and transmitting on another.
  2. not comparablebusinessLeft-handed or "S shaped", with individual fibers oriented down and to the right when the thread, yarn, or rope is vertical.

    Antonyms: openband

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLeft-handed or "S shaped", with individual fibers oriented down and to the right when the thread, yarn, or rope is vertical.

Opposite
openband

Origin

From cross- + band.

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APA

crossband. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossband

MLA

“crossband.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossband. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossband,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossband.

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