crossband

English

A juvenile American alligator with crossbands.

Etymology

From cross- +‎ band.

Noun

crossband (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. (biology) A 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.

See also

• veneer

Verb

crossband (third-person singular simple present crossbands, present participle crossbanding, simple past and past participle crossbanded)

1. (transitive) To arrange the layers of plywood so as to make their grains cross at right angles.

Derived terms

• crossbanding (noun)

Adjective

crossband (not comparable)

A crossband twist (right; click to enlarge)

1. (telecommunications) Receiving on one frequency band and transmitting on another.
2. (textiles, of a twist) Left-handed or "S shaped", with individual fibers oriented down and to the right when the thread, yarn, or rope is vertical.

   Antonym: openband