Look up: SIZING

1. sizing
   (I) A stiffening substance used to give YARN strength, stiffness, and smoothness, which improve its weaving qualities. (II) Treating YARN with a stiffening substance to improve its weaving qualities.
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2. Sizing
   Siz'ing noun 1. Act of covering or treating with size. 2. A weak glue used in various trades; size.
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3. Sizing
   Siz'ing noun 1. The act of sorting with respect to size. 2. The act of bringing anything to a certain size. 3. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student.
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4. Sizing
   • (n.) The act of sorting with respect to size. • (n.) The act of bringing anything to a certain size. • (n.) Act of covering or treating with size. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Size • (n.) Food and drink ordered from the buttery by a student. • (n.) A weak glue used in various trades; size.
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5. sizing
   coating with a gelatinous or other substance to add strength or stiffness or to reduce absorbency. In the visual arts, a canvas or panel is prepared ... [6 related articles]
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6. Sizing
   The process of designing a solar system to meet a specified load given the solar resource and the nominal or rated energy output of the solar energy collection or conversion device.
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7. Sizing
   The use of sensor arrays to detect the size of an object. The number of sensors in continuous array that detect the object are a surrogate for object size.
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8. Sizing
   Chemicals mixed with pulp that make paper less able to absorb moisture.
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9. Sizing
   `Sizing` or `size` is any one of numerous specific substances that is applied to or incorporated in other material, especially papers and textiles, to act as a protecting filler or glaze. Sizing is used in papermaking and textile manufacturing to change the absorption and wear characteristics of tho...
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