Glossary entry

Catalan term or phrase:

títols i torsions

English translation:

deniers and twists

Added to glossary by Sherry Godfrey
Jul 23, 2007 08:50
16 yrs ago
Catalan term

títols i torsions

Catalan to English Other Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Els teixits són extrabrillants amb diferents títols i torsions.

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3 +1 deniers and twists

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deniers and twists

I think this is what is meant.


HTH


Sheila





1. Control dels paràmetres de la primera matèria (fils i bobines):

De composició.

D'estructura: número o títol, torsions, regularitat, tipus de filatura.





http://www.xtec.es/fp/20/2052c04.htm




The number of turns per inch and/or the direction of the turns in pile fibers, ply or yarn strands placed together.
www.intertechflooring.com/glossary.html
The top (head) of the cigar is not closed with a piece of tobacco leaf, but finished with a twist (Cf. Cohiba Lanceros, Trinidad Fundadores, Montecristo Especials, etc.).
www.shortcut-cigars.com/en/content/glossary.htm
The number of turns about its axis per unit of length observed in a yarn or other textile strand. It is usually indicated as turns per inch or tpi.
www.llamapaedia.com/wool/glossary.html


In the GREC they define títol as:

9 TÈXT Nom que hom dóna generalment al número dels fils fins (seda, raions, fils sintètics) quan és expressat en deniers o en tex, segons el sistema de numeració directe.


No s'han trobat definicions en Català de denier.

Definicions de denier a la xarxa en Anglès:

In reference to yarn size, the lower the denier, the smaller the yarn size; the higher the denier, the larger the yarn size.
www.capelrugs.com/gallery/glossary.html
The measurement unit used to describe the thickness of the fiber in a garment. The lower the number the thinner the fabric.
www.freshpair.com/lingerie_glossary.html
A system for coding filament yarns and fibres, with low numbers representing finer sizes and higher numbers representing heavier yarns. Denier represents the weight in grams of 9,000 meters of fibre.
www.ballistics.com.au/technical/glossary.php
A fiber of yarn numbering system used to measure the size of the carpet yarn, the diameter of the individual fiber or yarn filament related to its weight. Technically, it is the weight in grams of 9,000 meters of fiber or yarn. The higher the denier, the larger the size of the filament or yarn bundle.
www.intertechflooring.com/glossary.html
Peer comment(s):

agree Berni Armstrong : Sheila does it again! What would we do without her?
5 hrs
thanks, berni - I'm on maternity leave so not working at the moment - got to do some prozing otherwise my brain will turn to mush :-))
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