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GRAINY SURFACE [6 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2007-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
  • Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
DEF

[A] rough, untanned leather with a grainy surface, made from the hide of various animals and often dyed green.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
  • Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
DEF

Espèce de cuir grenu, préparé avec la peau de la croupe du mulet, de l'âne ou du cheval et utilisé en reliure et en marquinerie de luxe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria del cuero
  • Elaboración, plegadura y encuadernación (Imprenta)
DEF

Piel labrada de modo que la flor forme grano como el de la lija.

CONT

También se aprovecha del tiburón la piel [...] El primer producto preparado con la piel de estos peces fue el chagrín, un cuero que por los dentículos se usaba para raspar y pulir.

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Record 2 2005-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

[A buff] or manila coloured paper with grainy surface, for drawing detail or working drawings, which are later traced on tracing paper or cloth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

Bouclé yarns appear in every range of wools. This season the loops are much finer, almost buried in the cloth to give a grainy surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

Bouclé yarns appear in every range of wools. This season the loops are much finer, almost buried in the cloth to give a grainy surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
OBS

Greneler, Marquer ou orner une surface de petits grains ou points très rapprochés. Greneler du papier, de la soie. Greneler du cuir ... Grenelé, -ée, part. passé adj. Grenelé de. Qui est ou semble couvert de grains.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

Grainy appearance of a heat-set web offset print done on a groundwood containing paper, especially on coated groundwood papers like lightweight coated. A disturbance in the surface structure of a printed sheet which appears as a roughened or raised surface area comparable to a fibre or fibre bundle in size. It occurs in the dryers of heat-set printing presses and is particularly noticeable in areas of heavy ink coverage or if excessive heat is used in the driers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Défaut de la surface imprimée, d'apparence rugueuse, causé par l'évaporation rapide de poches d'humidité à l'intérieur d'un papier à forte proportion de pâtes mécaniques. Les extrémités des fibres se détachent de la surface du papier et sont nettement visibles.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec soulèvement des fibres.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

Coated paper defect where specks give a grainy or textured appearance to the coated surface. They are manifest in prints by variations in ink receptivity or printed gloss. In paper they appear as small dots usually 0. 75 mm(1/32") in diameter, randomly distributed over all or much of the web area. Detectable by ink wipe, print test or light iodine burn-out. May contribute to mottle(backtrap mottle). Caused by non-uniform binder distribution(migration).

Key term(s)
  • binder migration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Petite tache due à une surface partiellement couchée. Une mauvaise dispersion de la sauce de couchage ou un couchage imparfait en sont les principales causes.

Spanish

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