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GROSSE TRAME [2 records]

Record 1 2011-11-14

English

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

A weft yarn of substantially greater thickness than that of the adjacent weft yarns.

OBS

This defect is caused by variation in the linear density of the weft yarn.

OBS

coarse pick; coarse weft; thick pick: Terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

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

Fil de trame plus épais que les fils de trame adjacents.

OBS

Ce défaut est causé par des irrégularités de masse linéique du fil de trame.

OBS

duite épaisse; grosse duite; grosse trame : Termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Platemaking (Printing)
  • Photoengraving
DEF

A halftone screen of up to about 85 lines to the inch; used on rough finish paper.

OBS

A 55-line screen is generally considered a rather coarse screen, an 85- to 110-line screen about medium, and screens with a ruling of 133 or more lines are usually considered fine. The higher the screen ruling number is, the more detail will be present in the printed image.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Clicherie (Imprimerie)
  • Photogravure
DEF

Trame de similigravure comportant jusqu'à environ 85 lignes au pouce; utilisée sur papier très ordinaire, très souvent un papier non satiné grossier.

Spanish

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