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ROVING STRAND [4 records]

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Record 1 2014-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Glass Fabrics
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A glass fibre strand repeatedly doubled back on itself to form a roving, sometimes reinforced by one or more straight strands.

OBS

spun roving: term and definition standardized by ISO [International Organization for Standardization].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Verre textile
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Fil de base replié en accordéon sur lui-même pour former un stratifil éventuellement renforcé par un ou plusieurs fils.

OBS

stratifil bouclé : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO [Organisation internationale de normalisation].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
  • Vidrio textil
  • Tejidos sintéticos
DEF

Cordón de fibra de vidrio doblado repetidamente sobre sí mismo para formar un bobinado, a veces reforzado por uno o más cordones rectos.

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Record 2 2002-11-19

English

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

A unicellular, natural fiber composed of almost pure cellulose. As taken from plants, the fiber is found in lengths of 3/8 to 2 inches. For marketing, the fibers are graded and classed for length, strength, and color.

CONT

The cotton fiber, or staple... goes through a process called carding. Carding aligns and orients the cotton fiber or "staple" in the same direction. Carding further cleans the cotton. Cotton fibers are further aligned and blending is completed as multiple strands of sliver are drawn into one strand. This single strand is then drafted--reduced in size with a slight twist into finer rope known as roving.

CONT

... Cotton fibres and leaf hairs are both formed from single cell structures known as trichomes. Both ordinary leaf hairs and cotton fibres are derived from similar cells within the epidermal layer of the plant, cotton fibres emerging specifically from the developing ovule epidermis ... Ovules possess both cotton fibres and shorter trichomes known as "seedhairs". Cotton fibres and seed hairs can arise from adjacent cells ... .

French

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

Cotton : Origine végétale. Fibre textile constituée par les filaments soyeux enveloppant les graines de coton. [...] La fibre de coton est constituée par 87 % de cellulose, de l'eau, des cendres, des protides, de la cire et des pectines. Sa densité est de 1,5. Susceptible de retenir une grande humidité (8,5 % de son poids en eau), son pouvoir calorifique est moyen. Le coton est assez bon conducteur de la chaleur. Son caractère principal est sa longueur; celle-ci, selon les espèces, va de 1 à 4 cm. Les cotons les plus longs sont les plus fins. Ils sont classés suivant les pays producteurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Industria algodonera
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
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Record 3 2002-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A general term covering specific types of textile structures, with or without twist, made of staple fibres or filaments.

OBS

Structures without twist include multifilament, strand, sliver, roving(assembled or direct), no-twist roving, and spun roving. Structures with twist include single yarn, folded yarn, cabled yarn, multiple wound yarn, and fancy yarn.

OBS

yarn: term and definition standardized by ISO and AFNOR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Terme général englobant tous les types particuliers de structures textiles, avec ou sans torsion, fabriqués avec des fibres discontinues ou des filaments.

OBS

Les structures sans torsion comprennent les multifilaments, les fils de base, les rubans, les stratifils (assemblés ou directs), les stratifils «torsion zéro» et les stratifils bouclés. Les structures avec torsion comprennent les fils simples, les fils retors, les fils câblés, les fils assemblés et les fils fantaisie.

OBS

fil : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

any necessary local reinforcement is carried out with Roving strands

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
OBS

planeurs (construction)

Spanish

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