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YARN [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

yarn: an item in the "Textileworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

fil : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de travail du textile» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-10-17

English

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

A general term covering specific types of textile structures, with or without twist, made of staple fibres or filaments.

OBS

Structures without twist include multifilament, strand, sliver, roving (assembled or direct), no-twist roving, and spun roving. Structures with twist include single yarn, folded yarn, cabled yarn, multiple wound yarn, and fancy yarn.

OBS

yarn: term and definition standardized by ISO and AFNOR.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
DEF

Terme général englobant tous les types particuliers de structures textiles, avec ou sans torsion, fabriqués avec des fibres discontinues ou des filaments.

OBS

Les structures sans torsion comprennent les multifilaments, les fils de base, les rubans, les stratifils (assemblés ou directs), les stratifils «torsion zéro» et les stratifils bouclés. Les structures avec torsion comprennent les fils simples, les fils retors, les fils câblés, les fils assemblés et les fils fantaisie.

OBS

fil : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO et l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
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