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FILLING SKEWNESS [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
DEF

The distance measured parallel to and along a selvage between the point at which a filling yarn meets this selvage and a perpendicular to the selvage from the point at which the same filling yarn meets the other selvage.

OBS

Skewness may be expressed directly in units of length or as a percentage of the width of the fabric at the point of measurement.

French

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

Distance mesurée parallèlement à la lisière et le long de celle-ci à partir du point où un fil de trame rencontre cette lisière et une perpendiculaire à la lisière à partir du point où ce même fil de trame rencontre la lisière opposée.

OBS

Le biais peut être exprimé directement en unités de longueur ou en pourcentage de la largeur du tissu au point où la mesure a été prise.

Spanish

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