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Machine reel (1)
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Paper web manufacture
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Variant of:  Reel
Type of variant:  Long form
Context:  Formerly, paper smoothness was improved on the PM by passing the web through 1 or more calender stack nips just before the machine reel. These nips were created by vertically stacked metal rolls, often made of chilled cast iron, and sometimes heated.
Context source:  EN 17
Attestation:  2