Filament yarn

Japanese: filament yarn(英語表記)filamentyarn
Filament yarn

…A general term for spun yarn, made by twisting together relatively short fibers such as cotton and wool, and filament yarn, made by bundling and twisting long fibers such as silk and nylon. Examples of fibers that are twisted together include rope, cord, and string, but generally, the term thread refers to the thinnest of all. Long filaments, such as spider silk and fishing line, are also called thread.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "filament yarn" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…綿,羊毛などの比較的短い繊維をそろえて撚り(より)をかけた紡績糸(スパン糸spun yarn),および絹,ナイロンなどの長い繊維を集束して撚りをかけた繊条糸(フィラメント糸filament yarn)の総称。繊維をそろえて撚りをかけたものには,綱,縄,紐などがあるが,一般に糸は最も細いものをいい,また長い繊条,たとえばクモの糸,釣糸なども糸と呼ばれている。…

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