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calender
n.
machine with two rotating cylinders that presses cloth or paper to give it a smooth surface; machine used to cover fabric with rubber
v.
press or smooth a material by running it through a calender
Calender
A
calender is a series of hard pressure rollers used to form or smooth a sheet of material such as
paper or
plastic film. In a principal paper application, the calender is located at the end of a
papermaking process (on-line). Those that are used separately from the process (off-line) are also called
supercalenders. The purpose of a calender is to make the
paper smooth and glossy for
printing and
writing, as well as of a consistent thickness for
capacitors that use paper as their
dielectric membrane.
calender
Noun
1. a machine that smoothes or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers
(hypernym) machine
Verb
1. press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets; "calender paper"
(hypernym) press
Calender
(n.)
To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper, etc.
(n.)
One who pursues the business of calendering.
(n.)
One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted dervishes.
(n.)
A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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