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Knurled vs Milled - What's the difference?

knurled | milled |

As verbs the difference between knurled and milled

is that knurled is past tense of knurl while milled is past tense of mill.

As an adjective milled is

ground by a mill.

knurled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (knurl)
  • Descendants

    * gnarled

    knurl

    English

    (knurling)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A contorted knot in wood.
  • A crossgrained protuberance; a nodule; a boss or projection.
  • A lined or crossgrained pattern of ridges or indentations rolled or pressed into a part for grip.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To roll or press a pattern of ridges or indentations into a part for grip.
  • References

    milled

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Ground by a mill.
  • Coarsely milled''' maize is termed cornmeal, but when finely '''milled and sifted it is called corn flour.

    Synonyms

    * ground

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mill)