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单词 sheeting
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sheeting


sheet·ing

S0331300 (shē′tĭng)n.1. Material, such as metal or cloth, formed into or used to form sheets.2. The act or process of providing with or forming into sheets.

sheeting

(ˈʃiːtɪŋ) n (Textiles) fabric from which sheets are made

sheet•ing

(ˈʃi tɪŋ)

n. 1. the act of covering with or forming into sheets. 2. any of various plain-weave cotton fabrics, esp. a firmly made muslin used for bedsheets. [1705–15]
Thesaurus
Noun1.sheeting - fabric from which bed sheets are madecloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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IdiomsSeesheet

sheeting


sheeting

[′shēd·iŋ] (geology) The process by which thin sheets, slabs, scales, plates, or flakes of rock are successively broken loose or stripped from the outer surface of a large rock mass in response to release of load. Also known as exfoliation. (materials) A continuous film of a material such as plastic. Steel or wood members used to face the walls of an excavation such as a basement or a trench.

sheathing, sheeting

diagonal wooden sheathing 1. The covering (usually wood boards, plywood, or wallboards) placed over exterior studding or rafters of a building; provides a base for the application of wall or roof cladding. Also see sheeting.2. In colonial America, boards on the interior of a house that served as an interior surface finish.

sheeting, sheathing

horizontal sheeting 1. Members of wood, concrete, or steel (horizontal or vertical) used to hold up the face of an excavation. Also see closed sheeting, open sheeting.2.See sheathing.3. Boards which form the surface of concrete form-work. 4. Same as sheetpiling.5. Any material in the form of sheets. 6. A rock structure in which there are numerous small closely spaced fractures.

sheeting


  • noun

Words related to sheeting

noun fabric from which bed sheets are made

Related Words

  • cloth
  • fabric
  • textile
  • material
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