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Dean (1997)
Fountain applicator
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:  Device intended for the application of coating colour on high-speed coaters, characterized by a slit through which just the desired amount of coating colour is applied directly to the base paper.
Definition source:  Brewer (2003)
Context:  For coating color application: applicator roll (pneumatically supported, or with infeed profile); jet applicator (with excess color return); fountain applicator (supplied by speed-regulated pump, and thus no excess color return); and 2 applicator rolls (with straight web run).
Context source:  EN 17
Attestation:  2
Co-hyponyms:  Applicator roll, Jet applicator
Hyperonyms:  Coating colour application device
It:  Jet flow
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Système à enduction par jet
Degree of reliability FR:  3
Notes:  Sometimes the terms “fountain applicator” and “jet applicator” are used interchangeably.