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MICROFIBRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-08-03

English

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

An ultrafine fiber of less than 1.0 denier per filament or 0.1 tex per filament, or having a diameter less than 10 microns.

CONT

The most recent addition to the Rainmac range is the new waterproof raincoat for ladies in microfibre.

OBS

Microfiber is used to produce ultrasoft, lightweight fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Fibre synthétique très fine, de 10 microns et moins.

OBS

micron : Unité de mesure du diamètre moyen d'une fibre. Un cron = 0.001 millimètre.

OBS

Les microfibres sont des fibres très fines. Elles donnent, une fois tissées des étoffes hydrofuges qui s'apparentent à la soie.

Spanish

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