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Record 1 2012-06-15

English

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

A soft, thick, uneven place in a yarn; can be either a defect or purposely set in the yarn, such as in the case of slub yarn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Fil présentant brusquement et accidentellement une surépaisseur sur une longueur plus ou moins importante.

OBS

flamme; grosseur : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

In a yarn, a thickened place having tapering ends and a diameter several times that of the adjacent normal yarn.

OBS

This defect is often caused by the presence in the yarn of fragments of undrafted roving or slubbing that have not been cleared during winding.

OBS

slub: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Dans un filé, endroit anormalement épaissi, d'un diamètre de plusieurs fois celui du fil normal adjacent avec des extrémités coniques.

OBS

Ce défaut est souvent causé par des portions de mèches arrivant insuffisamment étirées dans le fil et qui ne sont pas éliminées pendant le bobinage.

OBS

grosseur : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • By-Products (Textile Industries)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sous-produits (Industries du textile)

Spanish

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