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You searched in Glossary Terms for [N]. We found 21 matching entries.
Nanofibre:
a cylindrical structure with an outer diameter below 1,000 nm and an aspect ratiothe ratio between the fibres length and widthgreater than 50.
Last referenced in:
Global technical textiles business update, 1st quarter 2014
Nanometre:
one billionth of a metre (10-9 metres).
Nanotechnology:
research and technology development at the atomic, molecular or macromolecular levels (in the 1-100 nanometer range) aimed at creating and using materials which have novel properties and functions.
Last referenced in:
Performance apparel markets: business update, 1st quarter 2014
Nanotube:
a tube-like structure of sub-microscopic size.
Last referenced in:
Product developments and innovations in the home textiles market, April 2014
Nanotube (carbon):
a fullerene with a cylindrical shape composed entirely of carbon molecules.
Nanowire:
a wire measuring one nanometre (10-9 metres or one billionth of a metre) in diameter.
Nap:
a soft or fuzzy surface on a fabric, usually achieved by brushing.
Last referenced in:
Profile of Elmarco: A Pioneer in Machines for Making Nanofibres
Napped:
a fabric which has been treated to give a soft or fuzzy surface (nap) usually by brushing.
Ne:
a unit denoting English cotton count, and an indirect (length per unit weight) measure of linear density. The Ne value is the number of 840 yd lengths of yarn weighing 1 lb
Needlebonding:
see needlepunching.
Needlefelting:
see needlepunching.
Last referenced in:
The world nonwovens industry: part 3 -- ten smaller producers, 1st quarter 2001
Needlepunching:
a process for making a nonwoven textile in which a continuous mat of randomly laid fibres or filaments is entangled with barbed needles. This causes matting and the production of a "felt" textile.
Last referenced in:
Global technical textiles business update, 1st quarter 2014
Needling:
see needlepunching.
Last referenced in:
Global technical textiles business update, 3rd quarter 2011
Nep:
a small knot of entangled fibres commonly regarded as a fault but sometimes introduced as an effect.
Last referenced in:
Global technical textiles business update, 2nd quarter 2007
Nip:
a line or area of contact or proximity between two contiguous surfaces which move so as to compress and/or control the velocity of textile material passed between them.
Last referenced in:
Nanotechnology-Based Technical Textiles in Consumer Products
Nm:
a unit denoting metric count, and an indirect (length per unit weight) measure of linear density. The Nm value is the number of 1 km lengths of yarn weighing 1 kg.
Last referenced in:
Apparel business update, 3rd quarter 2008
Noil:
shorter fibres separated from longer fibres in combing.
Last referenced in:
Survey of the European yarn fairs for spring/summer 2015
Nonwoven:
(according to ISO 9092:1988) a manufactured sheet, web or batt of directionally or randomly orientated fibres, bonded by friction and/or cohesion and/or adhesion, excluding paper and products which are woven, knitted, tufted, stitchbonded incorporating binding yarns or filaments, or felted by wet-milling, whether or not additionally needled.
Last referenced in:
Product developments and innovations in the home textiles market, April 2014
Nonwoven geotextile:
a geotextile in the form of a manufactured sheet, web or batt of directionally or randomly orientated fibres, filaments or other elements, mechanically and/or thermally and/or chemically bonded.
Novoloid:
a manufactured fibre which contains at least 85% by weight of a cross-linked novolac (phenolic resin).
Nylon:
another word for polyamide.
Last referenced in:
Survey of the European yarn fairs for spring/summer 2015