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FUZZ [14 records]

Record 1 2024-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

An enzyme treatment that removes fuzz or projections from the surface of fabrics made of cellulose in order to increase the smoothness and brightness of the fabric.

Key term(s)
  • bio polishing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
CONT

Le biopolissage utilise des enzymes pour éliminer les extrémités des fibres, laissant une surface propre et d'apparence neuve, qui dure au moins 60 lavages.

Key term(s)
  • bio-polissage

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
CONT

While engineering a new system to load gypsum stucco for ceiling tile manufactured at a sister plant, the United States Gypsum Company plant in Sperry, Iowa, faced the challenge of screening gypsum materials at 30 tph in a low-headroom area. The raw material contained on-size and oversize gypsum particles, paper fuzz, blasting cord pieces and tramp metals from upstream mining and milling operations... In this low headroom space, U. S. Gypsum faced the challenge of laying out a separation system and a conveying system to move the screened gypsum to a bulk tanker truck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
DEF

Plâtre tamisé à travers un écran de soie, pour n'utiliser que ses particules les plus fines en rebouchage de moulures ou d'éléments décoratifs.

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

fuzz burners : This type of chip detector... utilizes the alternate circuit to carry current. This circuit is then used to burn off the "fuzz", or light metal dust particles, which may be generated by normal wear, therefore not generating a nuisance warning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

poussière métallique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

[A long] fibre fuzz on loop pile fabrics caused by fibre snagging and inadequate anchorage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Duvet de fibres longues sur un tissu à poil bouclé causé par des fibres tirées et un ancrage inadéquat.

Spanish

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Record 5 2005-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
DEF

[A carpet] manufacturing process for producing a smooth carpet face, by removing fuzz or creating random sheared textures.

CONT

Sucker Mueller Hacoba also presented the new Multicut MC-5 pile cutter for a wide variety of applications (polishing, tigering, shearing), with higher speed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
DEF

Procédé de fabrication des tapis qui permet de produire une surface lisse en enlevant le duvet ou en créant des textures rasées au hasard.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
DEF

Singeing(also called gassing) : a process applied to both yarns and fabrics to produce an even surface by burning off projecting fibres, yarn ends, and fuzz. This is accomplished by passing the fibre or yarn over a gas flame or heated copper plates at a speed sufficient to burn away the protruding material without scorching or burning the yarn or fabric.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
DEF

[...] flambage (ou grillage) : il s'agit de détruire les duvets des fibrilles dépassant de la surface de certaines qualités de fil et d'étoffe, par passage rapide dans une flamme.

CONT

Gazage : Action de gazer les fils des tissus (syn. : flambage, grillage). Le gazage permet de brûler des peluches dépassant le corps du fil.

OBS

Flambage ou gazage : lorsque le duvet des fils et tissus est brûlé au contact d'une flamme à gaz; grillage : consiste à brûler le duvet des fils et tissus au contact d'une plaque métallique portée au rouge.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
CONT

bearding :Fuzz on loop pile carpets usually resulting from poor anchorage or fiber snagging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
OBS

L'ancrage est la fixation des fils ou fibres textiles fixés debout au soubassement d'un tapis et servant de couche d'usage.

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

bearding :Fuzz on loop pile carpets usually resulting from poor anchorage or fiber snagging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Recouvertes d'un duvet de fibres, les mousses, haute résilience, de nos sièges (36 kg/m3) sont traitées pour un usage intensif.

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
OBS

bearding :Fuzz on loop pile carpets usually resulting from poor anchorage or fiber snagging.

Key term(s)
  • fibre snag
  • snagged fibre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Usually basic pick involving the removal of fibres out of the surface.

OBS

Distinct from "fuzz" where the fibres are not removed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Détachement ou soulèvement de fibres de la surface du papier.

Spanish

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Record 11 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Cotton Industry
CONT

Cotton... is a strong, versatile fiber that comes in many forms. It is a "seed hair" as it surrounds the seed in the cotton boll. When the cotton is ginned, the long "staple" fibers are separated from the seeds, these fibers are raw cotton. Most of this fiber is used to make cloth... After ginning, the remaining seeds are covered with a fuzz of cotton fiber. When cut away from the seeds, this is the source for cotton linters.

CONT

Cotton ... A seed hair fibre contained within the cotton boll. The length, strength and flexibility of the fibre means it is ideal for fine paper production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

Coton [...] Matière végétale douce, de la consistance de la bourre, formée de courts filaments soyeux, qui entourent les graines du cotonnier. [...] Cotonnier : plante [...] aux graines entourées de poils soyeux constituant les filaments du coton [...]. Coton. Capsules du cotonnier, contenant les graines et les filaments.

Spanish

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Record 12 1997-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

... a fabric intentionally made with a hairy surface; such fabrics are usually produced from spun yarns.

OBS

Fabric having a downy fuzz on its surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
DEF

Duveteux se dit d'un tissu qui a subi le duvetage ou lainage.

CONT

Arraché : Tissu de laine cardée dont l'aspect duveteux est obtenu par «lainage», c'est-à-dire grattage superficiel à la "laineuse". Sert à la fabrication de pardessus et de manteaux. - Pique-ouate : Etoffe brochée ou lamée, portant avec elle sa doublure ouatée et peluchée. - Flanelle de Canton : Tissu lourd en coton [...] croisé sur l'endroit et duveteux sur l'envers. - Veloutine : Tissu de coton de la famille des flanelles. A armure généralement toile, elle est grattée pour lui donner un aspect duveteux et un toucher doux.

CONT

Partie velue d'une étoffe.

Spanish

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Record 13 1995-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Aeroindustry
DEF

fuzz consisting usually of fine ravelings and short fibers of yarn and fabric....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Constructions aéronautiques
DEF

flocon de poussière; poil détaché d'une étoffe,épulchure.

OBS

peluche : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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Record 14 1994-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
DEF

A pale green gourd, slightly per shaped, covered with fuzz like the skin of a peach. Fruit are harvested immature, about 6 in./15 cm. long.

OBS

A chinese vegetable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Production légumière

Spanish

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