midrise

• mid-rise
• mid rise

From mid- + rise.

midrise (not comparable)

1. (architecture, of a building) Neither high-rise nor low-rise; typically consisting of four to ten stories.

   The neighborhood is full of midrise apartment blocks.

2. (computing theory, data compression) Having a zero-valued classification threshold (analogous to a riser of a stairway).

   midrise quantization

• midtread

midrise (plural midrises)

1. (architecture) A building which is neither low-rise or high-rise.

   A lot of new midrises have been built in this area.

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