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Category
Thread fundamentals and construction
Languages
DE FR ES IT CN VN No languages
| Category | English Term | Synonyms | Short definition (EN) | DE | FR | ES | IT | CN | VN | ||||||||||||
| Thread fundamentals and construction | Continuous filament thread | Continuous filament; multifilament thread | A smooth thread made from bundles of continuous filaments. | Multifilament | Fil à filaments continus | Hilo de filamento continuo | Filato a filamento continuo | 连续长丝线 | Chỉ filament liên tục | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
A multifilament contains many filaments; a monofilament contains one.
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| Thread fundamentals and construction | Corded thread | Cord | A coarse thread produced by twisting together already plied threads. | Kordelzwirn | Fil câblé | Hilo cableado | Filato cordonato | 帘子线 | Chỉ cordon | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
Do not confuse with braided cord.
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| Thread fundamentals and construction | Core | Thread core | The central load-bearing component of a core spun or wrapped thread. | Kern | Âme | Núcleo | Anima | 芯材 | Lõi | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
Not the same as a bobbin core or package tube.
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| Thread fundamentals and construction | Core spun thread | Core-spun thread; core yarn thread | A high-performance thread with a multifilament core surrounded by a sheath of staple fibres. | Umspinnzwirn | Fil guipé à âme | Hilo con núcleo | Filato core spun | 包芯线 | Chỉ lõi | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
Do not confuse with wrapped yarn or simple spun thread.
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