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Category English Term Synonyms Short definition (EN) DE
Thread fundamentals and construction Air-textured yarn Air-jet textured yarn; ATY A filament yarn whose loops and bulk are created by an air-jet process. Luftverblasenes Filamentgarn
Translations
DE Luftverblasenes Filamentgarn
FR Fil texturé par jet d’air
ES Hilo texturizado por aire
IT Filato testurizzato ad aria
CN 空气变形纱
VN Sợi filament tạo phồng bằng khí
Not to be confused with Different process from false-twist texturing.