midrise
English
Alternative forms
- mid-rise
Etymology
mid- + rise
Adjective
midrise (not comparable)
- (architecture, of a building) Neither high-rise nor low-rise; typically having 4-10 stories
- The neighborhood is full of midrise apartment blocks.
- (computing theory, data compression) Having a zero-valued classification threshold (analogous to a riser of a stairway).
- midrise quantization
See also
- midtread
Noun
midrise (plural midrises)
- (architecture) A building which is neither high- nor low-rise
- A lot of new midrises have been built in this area.
Anagrams
- Desimir