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Ball mill

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tumbling millnounA machine, consisting of a drum that rotates on a horizontal axis, that grinds or pulverizes material mixed with a grinding material such as iron balls.
jar millnounA small ball mill with a jar-like drum.
pebble millnounA tumbling mill that grinds or pulverizes materials without contaminating them with iron; used especially for ceramic ingredients.
millnounA grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
pin millnounA mill that comminutes materials by the action of pins that repeatedly move past each other.
buhrmillnounA mill that operates with a burrstone.
burrnounA small piece of material left on an edge after a cutting operation.
grinderynounA mill where something is ground.
roll millnounAlternative form of roller mill. [(historical) A simple mill, often powered by animals, which grinds a material (grain, olives, chalk, etc) between a stationary horizontal stone disk and two vertical stone cylinders, in order to produce flour, olive oil, etc.]
cornmillnounA mill where corn is ground.
roller millnounAn industrial mill, usually electric- or steam-powered, which mills a material (grain, pigment, etc) between a series of rollers (often ribbed and usually operating at different speeds), to produce flour, etc.
coffee millnounA device designed for grinding coffee beans.
roughing millnounA type of endmill optimized for roughing out.
millingnounSuch grinding, cutting, or shredding applied to grain to produce meal or flour.
edge millnounA mill for crushing or grinding in which stones roll around on their edges on a level circular bed.
rolling millnounA machine or group of machines for rolling metal (especially steel) into semifinished or finished shapes, such as beams, plate, or sheet; the entire associated plant (e.g., machinery, buildings, railyards).
flourmillnounAny gristmill.
handmillnounA mill for grinding grain, pepper, coffee, etc. worked by hand as distinguished from those driven by steam, water, or other power.
hammermillnounA machine for shredding or crushing aggregate material, consisting of a drum containing a vertical or horizontal rotating shaft or drum on which hammers are mounted; a building containing such a machine; a place of business where such milling is done.
stamp millnountype of mill machine that crushes material by pounding rather than grinding, either for further processing or for extraction of metallic ores

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