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Rope Supplier Terms
– A rope’s ability
to hold up under internal and external wearing.
– Extra stress placed on rope due to increasing
load velocity.
– A knot that joins two ends together, from a single or two
separate ropes.
– A loop in any part of a rope.
– When splicing or tying knots, the end opposite the
end that is in use.
– A rope’s composition of various synthetic fibers.
– A liquid coating on rope that prevents absorption of
water and provides abrasion resistance.
– A rotating cylinder used to wind rope.
– A term that refers to rope, line or string with a small
width.
– The gradual increase of a synthetic rope’s length
over time while under high temperature or load stress.
– The degree to which a rope will return to its
original shape after being stretched.
– A rope’s deformation in the direction of the
load.
– The end of the rope that is in use.
– Natural or synthetic material that can be spun into yarn.
– A rope’s agility and ease of handle under working
conditions.
– A rope’s feel, determined by touch.
– The ropes and apparatuses used on sailboats which transfer wind to the ship, moving it forward through the water.
– A continuous strand of overlapping parallel natural fibers
that is ready for twisting.
– The joining of two ropes by interweaving different strands
and braids.
– Yarn that is twisted together. A rope is made from strands
that are twisted or braided together.
– A measure of a rope’s ability to lift the load
or do the work.
– The load amount at which a rope will break under
tension.
– A rope’s ability to resist damage from
the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
– A rope’s ability to keep from absorbing
water and swelling.
– Fibers that are twisted together.
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