colour-fastness
1Colour fastness — is a term used in dyeing of textile materials means resistance of colour to fading. Light fastness, wash fastness, and rub fastness are the main ones that standardized. The light fastness of textile dye is catagorized from one to eight and the… …
2colour fastness — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑colour …
3colour — n. & v. n. (US color) 1 a the sensation produced on the eye by rays of light when resolved as by a prism, selective reflection, etc., into different wavelengths. b perception of colour; a system of colours. 2 one, or any mixture, of the… …
4colour-fast — adjective dyed in colours that will not fade or be washed out. Derivatives colour fastness noun …
5fastness — ► NOUN 1) a secure place well protected by natural features. 2) the ability of a dye to maintain its colour …
6fastness — noun 1》 a secure place well protected by natural features. 2》 the ability of a dye to maintain its colour without fading or washing away …
7textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
8interior design — 1. the design and coordination of the decorative elements of the interior of a house, apartment, office, or other structural space, including color schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. 2. the art, business, or… …
9Blue Wool Scale — The Blue Wool Scale measures and calibrates the permanence of colouring dyes. Traditionally this test was developed for the textiles industry but it has now been adopted by the printing industry as measure of lightfastness of ink colourants.… …
10Whiteness — In colorimetry, whiteness is the degree to which a surface is white. An example of its use might be to quantitatively compare two pieces of paper which appear white viewed individually, but not when juxtaposed.The International Commission on… …
