- fourdrinier
- noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Henry & Sealy Fourdrinier Date: 1839 a machine for making paper in an endless web
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Fourdrinier — [foor drin′ē ər] adj. [after Sealy and Henry Fourdrinier, 19th c. Eng papermakers, for whom the machine was developed] designating or of a papermaking machine that produces paper in a continuous strip or roll n. such a machine … English World dictionary
Fourdrinier — Four dri nier , n. A machine used in making paper; so named from an early inventor of improvements in this class of machinery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fourdrinier — Paper is often called the handmaiden of civilization. It is important as a keeper of records because it is the material on which manuscripts, books, magazines, and newspapers are written or printed. The tools of the financial system money,… … Dictionary of eponyms
fourdrinier — fu̇rˈdrinēər, ēˌā noun or fourdrinier machine ( s) Usage: often capitalized F Etymology: after Henry Fourdrinier died 1854 and Sealy Fourdrinier died 1847 English papermakers and inventors : a paper machine in which the web of paper is formed on… … Useful english dictionary
Fourdrinier — /foor drin ee euhr/, n. a machine for manufacturing paper. [1830 40; named after Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, 19th century English papermakers] * * * … Universalium
fourdrinier — Un Fourdrinier, C est une espine noire qui porte les fourdrines ou prunelles … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Fourdrinier machine — The Fourdrinier Machine is the basis for most modern papermaking, and it has been used in some variation since its conception. The Fourdrinier accomplishes all the steps needed to transform a source of wood pulp into a final paper… … Wikipedia
Fourdrinier machine — Machine for producing paper, paperboard, and other fibreboards, consisting of a moving endless belt of wire or plastic screen that receives a mixture of pulp and water and allows excess water to drain off, forming a continuous sheet for further… … Universalium
Fourdrinier, máquina de — Máquina para producir papel, cartón y otros cartones de fibra, compuesta de una correa sinfín de malla de alambre o plástica que recibe una mezcla de pulpa y agua, y permite que el agua sobrante escurra, para formar una hoja continua que es… … Enciclopedia Universal
fourdrinier wire — noun Usage: often capitalized F : a continuous screen of fine wire cloth used for draining pulp in a fourdrinier machine … Useful english dictionary
