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Cable:
- to twist together two or more folded yarns.
Last referenced in: New Uses for Wearable Textile-Based Health Monitoring Technology (Textile Outlook International Issue 135)
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Cabotage:
- the transport of goods or passengers between two points in the same country. Originally the term was used to refer to shipping but it now also covers aviation and road transport. Also commonly used as part of the term cabotage rights, which means the right of a company from one country to trade, operate aircraft or transport goods within the domestic borders of another country.
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CAI:
- compression strength after impact.
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Calendered:
- the term used to describe a fabric which has been passed through rollers to smooth and flatten it or confer surface glaze.
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Camel:
- the hair of the camel or dromedary; also used as a broad description of fawn colour.
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Candela:
- the SI (Système International) unit for luminous intensity.
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Canvas:
- a plain weave usually made from cotton or linen.
Last referenced in: Digital Textile Printing: A Design Tool or Technology for Full-Scale Production? (Textile Outlook International Issue 104)
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Cap plies (tyres):
- additional strips of fabric covering the edges of the main reinforcement layers in radial tyres to prevent separation of the layers from each other and from the rubber matrix. In radial tyres the principal reinforcement layers have their main load
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Capillary action:
- a process in which liquids move along interstices between fibres. These may be manufactured with a special cross-section to enhance the process.
Last referenced in: Profile of the Linen Industry (Textile Outlook International Issue 18)
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Caprolactam:
- a chemical intermediate used in the manufacture of polyamide (nylon).
Last referenced in: Innovations in Fibres, Textiles, Apparel and Machinery (Textile Outlook International Issue 90)
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