rollform

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verb

To form (sheet metal) into a desired cross section through continuous bending of a long strip of the metal as it passes through a set of rollers.

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Meanings

verbrollform (third-person singular simple present rollforms, present participle rollforming, simple past and past participle rollformed)

present singular third person rollforms · participle present rollforming · participle past rollformed · past rollformed

  1. transitiveTo form (sheet metal) into a desired cross section through continuous bending of a long strip of the metal as it passes through a set of rollers.

Origin

From roll + form.

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APA

rollform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rollform

MLA

“rollform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rollform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rollform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rollform.

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