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spunmelt

spunmelt adjective: pertaining to a bonded web of extruded polymer filaments; spunbonded or meltblown.

Adjective

spunmelt (comparative more spunmelt, superlative most spunmelt)

  1. Pertaining to a bonded web of extruded polymer filaments; spunbonded or meltblown.
    • Fibrous webs can be formed using various techniques including drylaid, wetlaid and spunmelt technologies.2014, Rose Sinclair, Textiles and Fashion: Materials, Design and Technology, page 309
    • SMS structure is a spunmelt structure where the middle layer is the meltblown, sandwiched between the two top and bottom spunbonded layers.2019, Mukesh Kumar Singh, Engineered Fabrics, page 45

Noun

spunmelt (countable and uncountable, plural spunmelts)

  1. (uncountable) The process of making spunbonds and/or meltblowns.
    • In combination with another process, such as spunmelt, the line speed can reach 600m/min (*).2006, The Textile Magazine - Volume 47, Issues 7-12, page 56
    • Spunlaid or spunmelt will remain the leading web-forming process [11].2017, S C O Ugbolue, Polyolefin Fibres, page 288
  2. (countable) A hybrid fabric composed of both spunbond and meltblown, in layers.
    • The latest types of spunbond composites , or spunmelts , offer considerable performance advantages .1997, A.T.A. Journal - Volume 8, page 64
    • The rationale for building fabrics in this way is to exploit the different physical properties of spunmelts produced by different methods to meet the requirements of the end use.2015, A R Horrocks, Subhash C. Anand, Handbook of Technical Textiles: Technical Textile Processes, page 173

Examples of spunmelt in a sentence

  • […] various methods are being used, such as spunmelt, drylaid, and wetlaid.2022, Shishir Sinha, G.L Devnani, Natural Fiber Composites, page 261:
  • In 2014, we invested in spunmelt (SMS) line to become a nonwoven supplier for the hygiene and medical market.2016, Fibre2Fashion, Non Woven Compendium, page 31:

Forms of spunmelt

Adjective
comparativemore spunmelt
superlativemost spunmelt
Noun
pluralspunmelts

Origin of spunmelt

Blend of spunbond + meltblown.

Questions about spunmelt

What does spunmelt mean?
Spunmelt means pertaining to a bonded web of extruded polymer filaments; spunbonded or meltblown.
How do you use spunmelt in a sentence?
[…] various methods are being used, such as spunmelt, drylaid, and wetlaid.
What part of speech is spunmelt?
Spunmelt can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near spunmelt in the dictionary

  1. spunktrumpets
  2. spunky
  3. spunkys
  4. spunlaced
  5. spunlaid
  6. spunmelt
  7. spunmelts
  8. spur
  9. spur cell
  10. spur cells
  11. spur gear

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