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Meaning of high speed steel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

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A kind of tool steel, invented in the early 20th century, which retains its hardness and temper at high temperatures (at which previous kinds of tool steel would soften), thus allowing cutters made from it to be employed at higher cutting speeds than were previously practical.

countable, uncountable

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C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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