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Record 1 - internal organization data 1997-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- z-direction 1, record 1, English, z%2Ddirection
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- transverse direction 1, record 1, English, transverse%20direction
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Tissage (Industries du textile)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sens Z
1, record 1, French, sens%20Z
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le sens de la torsion des fils est indiqué par les lettres majuscules Z et S. La torsion est dans le sens Z lorsque les spires ou les hélices du fil ou de la mèche, tenus verticalement, ont la direction du trait moyen de la lettre Z. 1, record 1, French, - sens%20Z
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1991-03-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cross machine direction
1, record 2, English, cross%20machine%20direction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cross-machine direction 2, record 2, English, cross%2Dmachine%20direction
correct
- transverse direction 2, record 2, English, transverse%20direction
avoid, see observation
- woof 2, record 2, English, woof
avoid, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The direction perpendicular to the machine or manufactured direction. 2, record 2, English, - cross%20machine%20direction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Warp yarns lie in the machine direction and filling yarns are inserted in the cross machine direction. 3, record 2, English, - cross%20machine%20direction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Machine direction: In textiles, the direction in a machine-made fabric parallel to the direction of movement the fabric followed in the manufacturing machine (synonym, lengthwise). 2, record 2, English, - cross%20machine%20direction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Transverse direction: The deprecated term for cross-machine direction. 2, record 2, English, - cross%20machine%20direction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
woof: The deprecated term for cross-machine direction. 2, record 2, English, - cross%20machine%20direction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sens travers
1, record 2, French, sens%20travers
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- direction perpendiculaire à la fabrication 2, record 2, French, direction%20perpendiculaire%20%C3%A0%20la%20fabrication
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Direction perpendiculaire au sens production. 3, record 2, French, - sens%20travers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sens de production : direction d'avancement de l'étoffe pendant sa production. 3, record 2, French, - sens%20travers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(...) le non tissé peut théoriquement résister dans toutes les directions alors que le tissé résiste principalement dans la direction de fabrication et dans la direction perpendiculaire à cette dernière. 4, record 2, French, - sens%20travers
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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