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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A surface or finish that is very resistant to the penetration of water. Water repellent coatings can be [ | + | A surface or finish that is very resistant to the penetration of water. Water repellent coatings can be [[paint|paint]], [[rubber (synthetic)|rubber]], [[plastic|plastic]], [[wax|wax]], or [[asphalt|asphalt]]. They are used on [[textile|textiles]], [[leather|leather]], [[metal|metals]], [[cement|cement]], [[masonry|masonry]], and [[paper|paper]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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water-repellent; water-resistant; water resistant; water resistance; water repellency | water-repellent; water-resistant; water resistant; water resistance; water repellency | ||
| − | == | + | == Resources and Citations == |
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 860 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 860 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:18, 6 August 2020
Description
A surface or finish that is very resistant to the penetration of water. Water repellent coatings can be Paint, rubber, Plastic, Wax, or Asphalt. They are used on textiles, Leather, metals, Cement, Masonry, and Paper.
Synonyms and Related Terms
water-repellent; water-resistant; water resistant; water resistance; water repellency
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 860
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997