- Branche: Textiles
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A general term used to refer to the relations of yarn or fibers with light. It includes such parameters as birefringence, refractive index, reflectance, optical density, etc.
Industry:Textiles
In spun yarns, a term to describe the amount of twist that gives the maximum breaking strength or the maximum bulk at strength levels acceptable for weaving or knitting.
Industry:Textiles
1. A colorless compound that, when applied to fabric, absorbs the ultraviolet radiation in light but emits radiation in the visible spectrum.
2. Fluorescent materials added to polymer in manufactured fiber production that emit light in the visible spectrum, usually with a blue cast.
Industry:Textiles
1. A preliminary operation in the processing of staple fiber. Opening separates the compressed masses of staple into loose tufts and removes the heavier impurities.
2. An operation in the processing of tow that substantially increases the bulk of the tow by separating the filaments and deregistering the crimp.
Industry:Textiles
A term describing a substance that does not have a strong affinity for oils.
Industry:Textiles
A color effect in which the shade is changeable from light to dark, generally produced by using warp yarns of different tones. Ombré effects may also be produced by printing.
Industry:Textiles
A general term for plain-weave fabrics of silk, cotton, or manufactured fiber having a wavy effect produced by weaving the warp or filling, but usually the filling, in a wavy line. An ondule reed is generally used to produce this effect, often in a leno weave to emphasize the wave. Ondule is used for dress fabrics.
Industry:Textiles
The state of having been brought into production. The term is usually used for chemical and metallurgical plants or processes.
Industry:Textiles
