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grammages

grammages is the plural of grammage.

Meaning of grammage

Noun

grammage (countable and uncountable, plural grammages)

  1. (paper production) The mass per area of paper measured in grams per square meter (g/m²).
    • Grammage of paper is very important because all physical properties and many optical and electrical properties are affected by the change in grammage. Paper is sold by weight; therefore, the lowest grammage paper that will do the job is usually selected by the customer.2017, Sabit Adanur, Paper Machine Clothing: Key to the Paper Making Process, Asten, →ISBN, page 31
  2. The integral of matter density along the path (of a cosmic ray).
    • grammage of cosmic rays around galactic supernova remnants

Questions about grammages

What is grammages the plural of?
Grammages is the plural of grammage.

Words near grammages in the dictionary

  1. Gramling
  2. Gramlings
  3. gramma
  4. grammable
  5. grammage
  6. grammages
  7. grammagram
  8. grammagrams
  9. grammalog
  10. grammalogs
  11. grammalogue

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