TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

TEXTILE FIBRE [2 records]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2003-12-01

English

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

textile fibers: Fibers or filaments that can be processed into yarn or made into a fabric by interlacing in a variety of methods, including weaving, knitting, and braiding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Élément caractérisé par sa flexibilité, sa finesse, sa grande longueur par rapport à son diamètre (ou par rapport à la plus grande dimension de sa section transversale), qui le rendent apte à des applications textiles. Il peut s'agir de filaments ou de fibres discontinues.

DEF

Fibres textiles: éléments de forme allongée qui composent la matière textile. - Forme conique : poils (ex.: fibres de laine); - Forme de fuseau (ex.: fibres de lin, de chanvre); - Forme cylindre (ex.: fibres chimiques).

OBS

fibre textile : Terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR et reproduits avec l'accord de cet organisme.

Key term(s)
  • fibres textiles

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
DEF

Fibra que por su flexibilidad, elasticidad y resistencia puede ser empleada por la industria textil.

OBS

Las naturales pueden ser vegetales (algodón, lino, esparto), animales (lanas, seda) o minerales (amianto). Las artificiales son celulósicas o sintéticas. Las fibras textiles pueden transformarse en hilos continuos.

Save record 1

Record 2 2002-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

No dealer shall sell, import into Canada or advertise (a) a prescribed consumer textile article unless the article has applied to it a label containing a representation with respect to the textile fibre content...

Key term(s)
  • textile fibre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Sont interdites la vente, l'importation ou la publicité, par le fournisseur : a) d'un article textile de consommation désigné par règlement dont l'étiquetage ne précise pas le contenu en fibres textiles [...]

Spanish

Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: