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Grain direction
Table 2, Table 2.3
Pronunciation
Subdomain (1st level):  Properties
Subdomain (2nd level):  Mechanical properties
Grammatical category:  Complex term
Grammar notes:  Uncountable
Context:  GRAIN DIRECTION: Direction of predominant fibre alignment, usually the machine direction. The directionality of paper must be taken into account in measuring such paper strength properties as tearing strength, tensile strength and folding endurance. The ratio of machine-direction and cross-direction strength values is indicative of the degree of fiber orientation.
Context source:  EN 9
Attestation:  3
Co-hyponyms:  Formation, Grammage, Caliper, Bulk, Wire side, Stiffness, Tensile strength, Bursting strength, Tearing strength, Folding endurance, Abrasion resistance
Hyperonyms:  Mechanical properties
Synonyms:  Machine direction
Antonyms:  Cross direction
It:  Direzione di fabbricazione
Degree of reliability IT:  3
Fr:  Sens de fabrication
Degree of reliability FR:  3
Notes:  The terms “grain direction” and “machine direction” are not interchangeable in all contexts: the first is generally used in contexts concerning paper properties, while the latter appears in most cases in opposition to “cross direction”.