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FIBRE CONVOLUTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1987-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cotton Industry
OBS

CONVOLUTION: An irregular spiral or twisted condition characteristic of mature cotton fiber. It is visible under a microscope. The finer fibers are generally more twisted than the coarser fibers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

Vrillée. Tordu plusieurs fois sur soi-même.

OBS

Qualité de la fibre de coton (...) Le vrillement, un coton peut s'allonger de 5 à 8% sans se rompre à cause du vrillement.

Spanish

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