a line made of several rope yarns twisted together
spun yarn in American English
noun
1.
yarn produced by spinning fibers into a continuous strand
2. Nautical
cord formed of rope yarns loosely twisted together, for serving ropes, bending sails, etc.
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: drag, flash, index, register, screen
Examples of 'spun yarn' in a sentence
spun yarn
A novel covering method to fabricate nanofiber core-spun yarn has been developed.
Cheng-Kun Liu, Hai-Jun He, Run-Jun Sun, Yan Feng, Qiu-shi Wang 2016, 'Preparation of continuous nanofiber core-spun yarn by a novel covering method', Materials & Designhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026412751631262X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Investigations were made to explore the influence of lowering twist level on quality characteristics of rotor spun yarn.
FAROOQ AHMED, GHULAM YASIN SHAIKH, ASHFAQUE AHMED PATHAN 2016, 'Effect of Lowering Twist Levels on Quality Parameters of Rotor Spun Cotton Yarn',Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technologyhttp://publications.muet.edu.pk/research_papers/pdf/pdf1371.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The tensile properties of spun yarn are accepted as one of the most important parameters for assessment of yarn quality.
B. R. Das 2010, 'Tensile Behaviour of Spun Yarns under Static State', Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabricshttp://www.jeffjournal.org/papers/Volume5/5.1.1Das.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This article provides three models to predict rotor spun yarn characteristics which are breaking strength, breaking elongation and unevenness.
Ghanmi Hanen, Ghith Adel, Benameur Tarek 2017, 'Open-End Yarn Properties Prediction Using HVI Fibre Properties and Process Parameters',Autex Research Journalhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/aut.2017.17.issue-1/aut-2015-0026/aut-2015-0026.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It was shown that yarn count, twist and sliver properties had considerable effects on the open-end rotor spun yarn properties.
Ghanmi Hanen, Ghith Adel, Benameur Tarek 2017, 'Open-End Yarn Properties Prediction Using HVI Fibre Properties and Process Parameters',Autex Research Journalhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/aut.2017.17.issue-1/aut-2015-0026/aut-2015-0026.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)