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Definition of Supercalenders
1. supercalender [v] - See also: supercalender
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supercalenders
Literary usage of Supercalenders
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1912)
"From the preceding pages certain advantages of motor-driven supercalenders have
been pointed out which tend to lower cost per unit product and to increase ..."
2. Transactions (1912)
"This same man, can, however, take care of several stacks. WHY SHOULD MOTOR-DRIVEN
supercalenders BE USED? From the preceding pages certain advantages of ..."
3. Modern Pulp and Paper Making: A Practical Treatise by George Strong Witham (1920)
"... the calenders.2 Papers requiring a higher finish than is possible to achieve
with the machine calenders are generally finished in supercalenders,3 where ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"supercalenders. Much book paper requires a high finish, that is, a very smooth
surface, and this is given by passing it between alternate iron and ..."
5. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"It is sometimes necessary to have an extra-high finish on the paper; this is done
on the glazing calenders, which are generally called supercalenders. ..."
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