spinning twist
1Spinning (textiles) — Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fibers are twisted together to form yarn (or thread, rope, or cable). For thousands of years, fiber was spun by hand using simple tools, the spindle and distaff. Only in the… …
2twist — [twist] vt. [ME twisten < OE twist, a rope (in mæst twist, rope to stay a mast), akin to TWAIN, TWINE, ON tvistra, to separate, Ger zwist, a quarrel < IE * duis , apart < base * dwōu , TWO] 1. a) to wind (two or more threads or strands)… …
3Twist rate — is a gun term that refers to the rate of twist of a gun barrel s rifling grooves.Fact|date=February 2007It is usually expressed as a ratio of one twist per n inches or centimeters.For example, a 1:7 twist rate means one complete rotation in… …
4twist|er — «TWIHS tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that twists. 2. a person whose occupation is to twist together the ends of the yarns of the new warp to those of that already woven. 3. a mechanical device for spinning yarns, and the like. 4. a ball… …
5Spinning mule — A pair of Condenser spinning mules. These have 741 spindles, being cut down from 133 feet (41 m) 1122 spindles they used to have up until the 24th Sept 1974, when they were retired from Elk Mill, Royton. The mule was built by Platt Brothers …
6Spinning wheel — For the computer animation commonly found on the Internet, see Spinning wheel (animation). For the Blood, Sweat Tears song, see Spinning Wheel (song). Irish spinning wheel around 1900 Library of Congress collection A spinning wheel is a device… …
7Twist per inch — TPI (twists per inch or turns per inch) is a term used in the textile industry. It measures how much twist a yarn has, [Kadolph, Sara J., ed.: Textiles , 10th edition, Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007, ISBN 0 13 118769 4, p. 197] and can be calculated …
8Twist (ride) — The Twist, also known as the Twister , Cyclone , Sizzler , Scrambler or Grasscutter is an amusement ride in which suspended riders spinning in cars experience the illusion that they will crash into other suspended, spinning cars. Riders are… …
9Spinning roller coaster — A spinning roller coaster is a roller coaster with cars that rotate on a vertical axis.Models Virginia Reel The first spinning roller coaster was the Virginia Reel, first built in 1908 by Henry Riehl. Instead of trains, the ride had tubs with… …
10spinning wheel — a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot. [1375 1425; late ME] * * * Early machine for turning textile fibre into thread …
