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Category
Thread fundamentals and construction
Languages
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| Category | English Term | Synonyms | Short definition (EN) | DE | FR | ES | IT | CN | VN | ||||||||||||
| Thread fundamentals and construction | Fibre | Fiber | A basic textile element with a high length-to-diameter ratio. | Faser | Fibre | Fibra | Fibra | 纤维 | Xơ | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
British English: fibre; US English: fiber.
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| Thread fundamentals and construction | Filament | Continuous fibre | A fibre of theoretically unlimited length used individually or in bundles. | Filament / Endlosfaser | Filament | Filamento | Filamento | 长丝 | Filament | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
Do not confuse a filament with a finished multifilament sewing thread.
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