Timeline for What are rollers that are sat one after one called?
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| Apr 12 at 15:12 | comment | added | Lambie | @Mari-LouA I dunno, machines with rollers are machines with rollers. Does the industry matter in that sense? The mechanics are the same regardless of what is being made: sheets of steel, or whatever. | |
| Apr 11 at 22:30 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | @WeatherVane I don't see how that type of machinery being used by Barilla. The spaghetti (aka noodles) are stretched not squashed by rollers. Maybe hot pot noodles is a completely different thing. | |
| Apr 11 at 21:34 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @Mari-LouA the rollers almost certainly have a thickness setting, rather than squashing something soft out of existence. | |
| Apr 11 at 19:45 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | I don't think industrial calender machines are applicable for such delicate fresh pasta or any type of dough come to think of it. I feel the pressure exerted on the pasta would stretch the flat layers of dough so thinly it would inevitably break. The OP's diagram shows a short series of rollers, nothing more nor less. | |
| Apr 11 at 17:45 | comment | added | EllieK | I don't know that any word should be called too advanced for learners if it is the only suitable word. It is probably best to alert the learner to the fact that the word will only be understood or used by those who are familiar with the details of the associated industry, noodle making in this example. But if the learner actually works in that industry or is reporting on that industry, then they should certainly be made aware of the word. Knowing which word to use and when is part of ELLing. | |
| Apr 11 at 16:46 | comment | added | newbie forever | I also feel the word is too advanced for English learners. What about "a series of rollers"? | |
| Apr 11 at 16:41 | comment | added | Colin Fine | I did not know this word, (though I have heard of super-calendered paper). I suspect that few English speakers know it, unless they work in a relevant industry. | |
| Apr 11 at 16:33 | comment | added | Lambie | This is the kind of answer that merits many upvotes. This often happens to me. I find the right answer like you did, and no one upvotes or they even dv. I cannot figure it out unless it's due to undue competition (haha). +1 | |
| Apr 11 at 16:21 | vote | accept | newbie forever | ||
| Apr 11 at 16:05 | history | answered | Stuart F | CC BY-SA 4.0 |