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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A unit of fineness used to number filament yarns such as [ | + | A unit of fineness used to number filament yarns such as [[rayon fiber|rayon]], [[nylon fiber|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 == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:11, 13 January 2014
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