Difference between revisions of "Denier"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A unit of fineness used to number filament yarns such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rayon | + | A unit of fineness used to number filament yarns such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rayon%20fiber rayon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=nylon%20fiber nylon], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk]. Denier is a weight per unit length measure that is numerically equal to the weight in grams of 9000 meters of the material. Thus, a low denier number indicates a light, fine filament while a high denier number indicates a coarse, heavy fiber. Most countries outside the United States have switched from the denier system to the tex system. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 |
| − | * | + | * Hoechst Celanese Corporation, ''Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology'' (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990 |
| − | * | + | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 |
* ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996 | * ''Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles'', Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996 | ||
Revision as of 06:36, 24 July 2013
Description
A unit of fineness used to number filament yarns such as rayon, nylon, and silk. Denier is a weight per unit length measure that is numerically equal to the weight in grams of 9000 meters of the material. Thus, a low denier number indicates a light, fine filament while a high denier number indicates a coarse, heavy fiber. Most countries outside the United States have switched from the denier system to the tex system.
Synonyms and Related Terms
denier(Esp.); denierof garennummer (Ned);
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998