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Performance Apparel Markets, 1st quarter 2006
Glossary: terms and definitions
Elastane, elastomeric:
Elastomer:
End (in weaving):
False-twist texturing:
FDY:
Fibre:
Fibre reinforced composite
(FRC):
Filament:
Filamentation:
Fill:
Flame resistant:
Flame retardant:
Fleece (fabric):
Fleece (garment):
Fluorescent material:
FOY:
FR:
Free swell absorbency:
Gpd (gm/denier):
Granulation:
a fibre, often made of polyurethane, possessing inherent stretch properties
(also known as spandex, especially in the USA).
a polymer which has a high extensibility, together with rapid and
substantially complete elastic recovery (most fibres formed from elastomers
have breaking elongations in excess of 100%).
an individual warp yarn.
a process in which a single filament yarn is twisted, set and untwisted. When
yarns made from thermoplastic materials are heat-set in a twisted condition,
the deformation of the filaments is “memorised” and the yarn is given
greater bulk.
fully drawn yarn.
a material used to make textiles which is flexible, fine, and has a high ratio
of length to thickness.
a product formed by intimately combining two or more discrete physical
phases—usually a solid matrix, such as a resin, and a fibrous reinforcing
component.
a fibre of indefinite length.
breakage of filaments, resulting in the creation of a fibrous or hairy
appearance on the surface of a yarn package or fabric.
see weft.
a term used to describe fibres, yarns or fabrics which resist burning.
a substance added or a treatment applied to a material in order to suppress,
significantly reduce or delay the propagation of flame.
pile or napped fabric with a deep, soft, woolly-style surface.
outerwear jacket made from fleece fabric.
a material which absorbs certain wavelengths of light and emits or reflects
wavelengths that are longer than those which are absorbed.
fully oriented yarn.
see flame retardant.
the weight of fluid in grams which can be absorbed by 1 gram of fibre, yarn
or fabric.
a unit of force divided by the weight per unit length of a fibre, yarn or rope.
the process of forming new tissues.
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