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ZERO TWIST YARN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Thread Spinning (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- false-twist
1, record 1, English, false%2Dtwist
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- false twist 2, record 1, English, false%20twist
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process of twisting a yarn so that although nearly all the yarn is twisted the total resultant twist is zero. Some of the yarn is twisted in one direction and the rest in the opposite direction. 1, record 1, English, - false%2Dtwist
Record 1, Key term(s)
- false-twisting
- false twisting
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Filature (Textiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fausse torsion
1, record 1, French, fausse%20torsion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fils texturés. Procédé par fausse torsion. [...] on remarque sur la machine le dévidage du fil à partir du cop. Le rôle de la broche fausse torsion est d'accumuler une torsion dans la zone en amont, comprise entre le premier cylindre délivreur et la broche F.T. [fausse torsion] et, chaque fois qu'un tour de torsion passe au-delà de cette broche, il est annulé dans la zone en aval [...] Au sortir de la machine le fil ne possède qu'une torsion nulle ou faible, égale à celle qu'il possédait en y entrant. 2, record 1, French, - fausse%20torsion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Textile Industries
- Fabric Nomenclature
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- charmante satin
1, record 2, English, charmante%20satin
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- charmanette satin 2, record 2, English, charmanette%20satin
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A British twilled silk cloth whose face is a 2-up, 1-down twill with the back made from a 12-shaft satin weave with a base of 5 or 7. Hard-twist crepe yarn is used in the warp, while the filling has little or no twist(zero twist). It is woven one face pick, one back pick. 3, record 2, English, - charmante%20satin
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industries du textile
- Nomenclature des tissus
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- satin charmeuse
1, record 2, French, satin%20charmeuse
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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