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Couch roll
Table 4.2.2
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Papermaking
Subdomain (2nd level):  Paper web manufacture
Subdomain (3rd level):  Sheet formation
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Countable
Definition:  A roll that applies vacuum through a forming fabric, by means of perforations, just before paper leaves the forming section.
Definition source:  EN 22
Context:  On top of the couch roll may sit a lump breaker roll, which also helps dewatering. After the couch roll, the endless wire returns via the forward drive roll (wire turning roll).
Context source:  EN 17
Attestation:  2
Contained in:  Fourdrinier table
Co-hyponyms:  Forming fabric, Breast roll, Forming board, Foils, Vacuum foil units, Dandy roll, Suction boxes, Wire-turning roll, Guide roll, Stretch roll
It:  Cilindro aspirante
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Cylindre aspirant
Degree of reliability FR:  3