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handsheet

handsheet noun: a small sheet of manufactured material created in a laboratory for testing purposes.

Noun

handsheet (plural handsheets)

  1. A small sheet of manufactured material created in a laboratory for testing purposes.
    • The improved sheet formation of foam-laid paper is shown visually in Fig. 2 where softwood kraft handsheets, water-laid and foam-laid are shown for comparison.1974, Paper Technology - Volume 15, page 347
    • The handsheets from unbeaten pulps had greater stretch if press dried than thos from beaten pulps.1977, Vance C. Setterholm, Roy E. Benson, Variables in Press Drying Pulps from Sweetgum and Red Oak, page 5

Forms of handsheet

pluralhandsheets

Origin of handsheet

From hand + sheet.

Questions about handsheet

What does handsheet mean?
Handsheet means a small sheet of manufactured material created in a laboratory for testing purposes.
What part of speech is handsheet?
Handsheet is a noun.
What is the plural of handsheet?
The plural of handsheet is handsheets.

Words near handsheet in the dictionary

  1. handshakes
  2. handshaking
  3. handshakings
  4. handshape
  5. handshapes
  6. handsheet
  7. handsheets
  8. handshoe
  9. handshoes
  10. handshook
  11. handsier

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