单词 | wet strength |
释义 | > as lemmaswet strength wet strength n. the strength of paper and textiles when wet. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > specific qualities of fabric1758 rattle1900 bulk1903 folding strength1936 wet strength1960 runnability1965 1960 R. W. Marks Dymaxion World Buckminster Fuller 59/1 Even in 1954 Kraft paper having exceptional ‘wet tensile strength’ had been developed—‘wet strength’ meaning the ability of the paper to retain its structural quality when saturated. 1962 J. T. Marsh Self-smoothing Fabrics xiv. 211 These examples of dimensional stability are of some consequence, and indeed of great consequence with fibres of regenerated cellulose whose low wet-strength is a serious defect but one which is remedied by the crease-resisting process. 1973 Nature 27 Apr. 588/1 Cross linking has been used for over thirty years in making ‘wet strength’ papers. < as lemmas |
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