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LONGUE FIBRE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Textile Industries
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

A long fiber. In reference to cotton, long staple indicates a fiber length of not less than 1 1/8 inches. In reference to wool, the term indicates fiber 3 to 4 inches long suitable for combing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Industries du textile
  • Plasturgie
CONT

Les fibres continues donnent un tissu à surface lisse.

CONT

Tissu de verre. C'est un tissu constitué par des fils en verre à fibres parallèles (Roving) ou à fibres tordues qui sont continues (silionne) ou discontinues (verranne).

OBS

Fibres longues ou continues: ex : soie, rayonne, acétate.

OBS

les textiles synthétiques peuvent être obtenus à volonté sous forme de fibres continues ou discontinues.

Key term(s)
  • longue fibre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Fabricación de plásticos
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