synthetic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product. 2) not genuine. ► NOUN ▪ a synthetic substance, especially a textile fibre. DERIVATIVES synthetically adverb … English terms dictionary
textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 … Universalium
synthetic fibre — man made textile fibre produced entirely from chemical substances, unlike those man made fibres derived from such natural substances as cellulose or protein. See Man Made Fibres (fibre, man made). * * * … Universalium
synthetic — [sɪn θɛtɪk] adjective 1》 made by chemical synthesis, especially to imitate a natural product. ↘not genuine; unnatural. 2》 Logic having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience. Compare with analytic. 3》 Linguistics (of a… … English new terms dictionary
Synthetic fabric — Synthetic fabrics are textiles made from synthetic fibres. They are used primarily to make clothing.Synthetic fibers and synthetic fabrics consist of bulk fibers, yarns, woven cloth or other textile products manufactured from polymer based… … Wikipedia
Textile processing — is one of the important industries related with textile manufacturing operations. This industry has a long history that begins with Indigo dyeing a natural color, derived from a plant. Once the process of coloring textiles was considered as an… … Wikipedia
Textile manufacturing terminology — The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of human technologies. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fibre from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. (Both fibre and fiber are used in this article.)… … Wikipedia
Textile — For other uses, see Textile (disambiguation). Fabric redirects here. For other uses, see Fabric (disambiguation). Sunday textile market on the sidewalks of Karachi, Pakistan … Wikipedia
fibre, man-made — Introduction fibre whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing process. Man made fibres are spun and woven into a huge number of consumer and industrial products, including… … Universalium
Synthetic fiber — ‹ The template below (Fibre sidebar) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› Part of a series on … Wikipedia
fibre — (BrE) (AmE fiber) noun 1 in food ADJECTIVE ▪ dietary ▪ your total daily intake of dietary fibre ▪ vegetable VERB + FIBRE/FIBER ▪ be high in … Collocations dictionary
