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GRAIN DIRECTION [3 records]

Record 1 2023-08-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Industries
DEF

The [orientation] in which the dominating, elongated fibers or cells lie in the structure of the wood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du bois
DEF

Sens de la fibre du bois.

OBS

fil du bois : terme retenu par le Comité technique de la terminologie française du bois de l'Association canadienne de normalisation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria maderera
DEF

En maderas, término aplicado a la disposición de las fibras de la madera.

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Record 2 2001-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

The direction of alignment of paper fibers corresponding to the direction of the flow of the stock on the paper machine.

OBS

"Grain direction" and "machine direction" are used synonymously by some sources, but not all.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Sens de l'alignement des fibres du papier correspondant au sens du déplacement de la bande sur la machine à papier.

OBS

Dans le «Cours de formation papetière» de Jean Vilars (code CTD-1), on trouvera le terme «sens marche» et son abréviation sous l'article 12.2.3.3.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Properties of Paper
DEF

The axis along which most of the fibers are aligned in parallel. In all machine-made paper, the fibres which make up the sheet lie to a large degree in one general direction (either cross or machine) because of the flow of the pulp on the moving screen which forms the sheet.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Propriétés des papiers
DEF

Direction dans laquelle sont orientées les fibres du papier et qui révèle le sens de fabrication.

Spanish

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