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Backing roll (en)
Table 4.3.1.1
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Surface treatments
Subdomain (3rd level):  Coating
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  Roll that supports and guides the web during processing operations carried out by the blade, the air knife, the brushes and the rod.
Definition source:  Brewer (2003)
Context:  A development of the blade holder has meant that it is now possible to control the coat weight within a defined range without influencing blade angle. The blade is pressed against the web on the backing roll to form a certain arc (bending).
Context source:  EN 44
Attestation:  2
Contained in:  Coating head
It:  Backing roll
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Contre-rouleau
Degree of reliability FR:  3