| AATCC |
American Association of Textile Chemist and Colorist |
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Abrasion | The ability of a fabric to withstand
rubbing, chaffing and surface wear. |
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Accreditation | Procedure by which an authoritative
body gives formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out
specific task. |
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| Acrylic |
A manufactured fiber derived from at least 85% polyacrylonitrile. Its major properties
are softness, wool-like hand, machine washable and dryable, excellent colour retention.
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| Alpaca |
A natural hair fibre obtained from Alpaca sheep. The fibre most commonly used
in fabric made into dresses, suits, coats and sweaters. |
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Angora | A natural hair fibre obtained from angora
rabbit. |
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| Appearance |
Rating for measuring the smoothness of wash, dry clean and wear or durable press
garments or fabrics after washing and dry cleaning |
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ASTM | American Society for Testing and Materials |
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| AZO Dyes |
AZO Dyes are a group of synthetic nitrogen-based dyestuffs .They are identified
with (-N=N-) group. |
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Banned Aromatic Amines | Azo Dyes can potentially
release aromatic amines ,by reductive cleavage.Some of these aromatic amines have
a toxicological risk.They are classedMAK III A1/A2 |
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Blend | A term applied to a yarn or a fabric that
is made up of more than one fiber. In blended yarns, two or more different types
of staple fibers are twisted or spun together to form the yarn. |
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| Blue wool scale |
It is used for determination of the light fastness test. The range of scale is
1 to 8 |
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| Bursting Strength |
The ability of knittied fabr,c to resist rupture by pressure. |
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| Calibration |
The set of operations, which establish, under specified conditions, the relationship
between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring system and the
corresponding known values of a measured. |
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Cashmere | A luxury fiber obtained from the soft
fleecy undergrowth of the Kashmir goat |
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Colour Change Grey Scale | It is used for determination
of the colour change of coloured Fabric. 1 is used for the worst result and 5
for the best result. |
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ColourFastness | A term used to describe a dyed
fabric's ability to resist fading due to washing, exposure to sunlight, and other
environmental conditions. |
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Concentration | Concentration is a amount of dissolved
material in unit volume. |
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Conditioning | Materials are conditioned for getting
stable weight in a standard atmosphere 20±2°C and 65% Rh±2 |
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Course | Horizontal row of loops on knitted fabric. |
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DAP | DAP is legally independent accreditation
bodies in the German economy working on a non-profit basis and it is responsible
for the accreditation of testing and research laboratories, of certification bodies
for products and inspection bodies in the voluntary area. |
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Denier | Weight in grams of 9000 meters of continuous
filament fiber. |
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| Differential Shrinkage |
Comparison of the shrinkage between face fabric and backing or lining fabrics |
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| Dimensional Stability
| The ability of a fabric to retain its shape
and size after washing, dry cleaning, steam or wearing. |
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Dyestuff | Used to colour fabric. Some of dyes
are reactive, pigments, Direct, disperse |
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Dyestuff | Dyestuffs are used to color textile
material.Some dyestuffs are reactive,direct,pigment and dispers dyestuffs. |
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Elongation | The increase in length or deformation
of a fibre or fabric caused by stretching. It is measured as percentage of original
length. |
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