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MACHINE DIRECTION [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
OBS

Term(s) taken from a Canadian laboratory-equipment company's catalogue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
OBS

Terme(s) tiré(s) du catalogue d'une compagnie canadienne d'équipement de laboratoire.

Spanish

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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 1997-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

In textiles, the direction in a machine-made fabric parallel to the direction of movement the fabric followed in the manufacturing machine.

CONT

Warp yarns lie in the machine direction and filling yarns are inserted in the cross machine direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Sens qui s'étend le long de l'étoffe, c'est-à-dire le sens suivant lequel l'étoffe a été produite par la machine.

Spanish

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