An upright U-shaped vessel for the continuous processing of textiles.Note: The material enters one arm of the U, where it remains for a dwell period, and is then withdrawn through the other arm.

That, unit cell beyond which subdivision is not possible with out loss of a fibre's identity.

The point on a force-extension curve which coincides with the maximum extension.

Fibres finer than approximately 0.2 decitex are sometimes referred to as 'ultra-fine fibres' or 'ultra-fine microfibres'.

Fibres finer than approximately 0.2 decitex are sometimes referred to as 'ultra-fine fibres' or 'ultra-fine microfibres'.

The pile of a carpet consisting of loops.(sub category of pile(carpet))

(carpeting) A felt. usually a needlefelt, used as an underlay.

(warp knitting) 1. Lateral movements of the guide bar made on the side of the needle remote from the hook or beard; the amount of this movement is limited only by mechanical considerations. Note: The terms: 'lap', 'shog', 'throw', 'rise', and 'fall' are also used to express general lateral motions of the guide bars without specific reference as to whether they are i-nade in front of or behind the needles.2. In the fabric, the connection between stitches in consecutive courses in a warp-knitted fabric.

A resilient layer of textile and/or other material placed between the textile floorcovering and the floor. Underlays include the following types:

(i) felt underlay: underlay made wholly of fibres entangled or matted together;

(ii) cellular underlay: underlay formed of a rubber or other polymeric foam, e.g., polyurethane, with or without being bonded to a fabric or plastic sheet;

(iii) rubber crumb underlay: underlay formed of crumb rubber with or without being bonded to a fibric or plastic sheet;

(iv) composite underlay: underlay composed of both fibrous and polymeric material, e.g., felt impregnated with rubber, foam laminated to felt.

(y¡¹ne-fôrm´) adjective A distinctive outfit intended to identify those who wear it as members of a specific group.

Unsaturated polyesters are linear copolymers containing carbon-carbon double bonds that are capable of undergoing further polymerization in the presence of free-radical initiators. The copolyesters are prepared from a dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride (usually phthalic anhydride) and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, along with one or more dialcohols. Most commonly, maleic anhydride provides the unsaturated unit. The linear polymers are subsequently dissolved in a monomer such as styrene and are copolymerized with the styrene in a mold to form a network structure.Glass-fibre reinforcement is almost always used in products made of unsaturated polyesters. The principal applications are boat hulls, appliances, business machines, automobile parts, automobile body patching compounds, tubs and shower stalls, flooring, translucent paneling, storage tanks, corrosion-resistant ducting, and building components.

Unsaturated polyesters are linear copolymers containing carbon-carbon double bonds that are capable of undergoing further polymerization in the presence of free-radical initiators. The copolyesters are prepared from a dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride (usually phthalic anhydride) and an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or anhydride, along with one or more dialcohols. Most commonly, maleic anhydride provides the unsaturated unit. The linear polymers are subsequently dissolved in a monomer such as styrene and are copolymerized with the styrene in a mold to form a network structure.Glass-fibre reinforcement is almost always used in products made of unsaturated polyesters. The principal applications are boat hulls, appliances, business machines, automobile parts, automobile body patching compounds, tubs and shower stalls, flooring, translucent paneling, storage tanks, corrosion-resistant ducting, and building components.