(sometimes initial capital letter ) an almost frictionless mechanical device consisting of a flexible metal band formed in an S-shaped loop around moving rollers. |
ro·la·mite  (rō'lə-mīt')  (click for larger image in new window) n. A mechanism consisting of two or more hard cylindrical rollers with a flexible nonstretching band looped around them, so that the rollers move against each other with very little friction. [rol(l) + -amite, of unknown origin.] |