Mill (grinding)
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| A '''mill''' is a device that breaks [[solid]] materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting. Such [[comminution]] is an important [[unit operation]] in many [[process (engineering)|processes]]. There are many different types of mills and many types of materials processed in them. Historically mills were powered by hand (e.g., via a [[crank (mechanism)|hand crank]]), [[working animal]] (e.g., [[horse mill]]), wind ([[windmill]]) or water ([[watermill]]). Today they are usually powered by [[electricity]]. | A '''mill''' is a device that breaks [[solid]] materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting. Such [[comminution]] is an important [[unit operation]] in many [[process (engineering)|processes]]. There are many different types of mills and many types of materials processed in them. Historically mills were powered by hand (e.g., via a [[crank (mechanism)|hand crank]]), [[working animal]] (e.g., [[horse mill]]), wind ([[windmill]]) or water ([[watermill]]). Today they are usually powered by [[electricity]]. | ||
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"The phrase "dark satanic mills", which entered the English language from the poem "And did those feet in ancient time" (1804), is often interpreted as referring to the early Industrial Revolution and its destruction of nature and human relationships."--Sholem Stein |
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A mill is a device that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting. Such comminution is an important unit operation in many processes. There are many different types of mills and many types of materials processed in them. Historically mills were powered by hand (e.g., via a hand crank), working animal (e.g., horse mill), wind (windmill) or water (watermill). Today they are usually powered by electricity.
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