| 释义 |
Spandex orig. U.S.|ˈspændɛks|
Also spandex.
[Arbitrarily f. expand v.]
a. A synthetic elastomeric fibre composed largely of polyurethane.
b. A proprietary name for certain fabrics made from this fibre.
1959Federal Register 10 Feb. 981/3 The following generic names for manufactured fibers..are hereby established... Spandex, a manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is a long chain synthetic elastomer comprised of at least 85 percent of a segmented polyurethane. 1962New Scientist 22 Mar. 697/1 As materials classified as spandex may have 15 per cent of some other compound to be introduced with the polyurethane, wide variations in fibre properties are possible. 1968Trade Marks Jrnl. 7 Feb. 176/2 Spandex... All goods included in Class 22 made wholly or substantially of spandex fibres. Monsanto Chemical Company..U.S.A.; manufacturers.—4th Sept. 1964. 1972Brazilian Bull. (Brazilian Trade Centre, London) Apr. 3 The Brazilian subsidiary of the U.S. Du Pont company is to build a factory at Paulínia..for the production of Lycra Spandex fibre. 1973Materials & Technology VI. iv. 334 The illustration shows cross-sections through three well-known brands of spandex fibre, these being ‘Lycra’.., ‘Spanzelle’.., and ‘Vyrene’. 1978Neiman-Marcus Christmas Bk. 26 Nylon and spandex maillot. |