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monofilament [¦män·ə′fil·ə·mənt] (textiles) A single, large, continuous filament (single-strand thread) of a natural or synthetic fiber. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Common in Los Angeles and most big American cities, the eruv -- a thin monofilament line strung from light pole to light pole to symbolically extend a Jew's private domain to everything within the loop -- would enable Jews to carry keys and push strollers on the Sabbath without violating Halacha, or Jewish law. Past projects have covered topics like pumpout education, pollution prevention, monofilament fishing line recycling, and preventing the spread of invasive aquatic nuisance species. Key statement: A pneumatic tire containing a belt disposed radially outside a carcass in a tread portion, the belt including two cross plies of monofilament metallic cords laid at angles of from 15 to 30 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction of the tire, each monofilament cord composed of a waved single filament, the filament having a circular or non-circular sectional shape having a cross-sectional area in the range of 0. |
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