Look up: plywood

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   plywood
   [n] - a laminate made of thin layers of wood
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   Plywood
   Thin sheets of wood glued together with the grains running in different directions to improve the strength of the resultant board. In it's simplest form it consists of three layers of wood with the centre layer grain at right angles to the two outer layers. This construction reduces the tendancy to shrink or swell and means that the strength is uni...
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   plywood
   consisting of three or more sheets of wood glued and presses one on the other Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Plywood
   A piece of wood made of three or more layers of veneer joined with glue, and usually laid with the grain of adjoining plies at right angles. Almost always an odd number of plies are used to provide balanced construction.
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   plywood
   Wood composite made of at least three layers, or plies, of wood veneer glued together under pressure. The grain of each sheet is laid at right angles to that of the layers above and beneath to increase strength and prevent warping. Plywood was used in 18thC furniture-making, but its potential was only fully explored by beidermeier craftsmen and the ...
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   plywood
   plyboard noun a laminate made of thin layers of wood
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   Plywood
   `Plywood` is a type of engineered wood made from thin sheets of wood veneer, called plies or veneers. The layers are glued together, each with its grain at right angles to adjacent layers for greater strength. There are usually an odd number of plies, so that the grain on the outside plies runs in the same direction. The plies are bonded under heat and pressure with strong adhesives, usually phenol formaldehyde resin, making plywood a type of com...
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   plywood
   (from the article `wood`) Plywood and laminated wood are both made of layers (laminae) of wood glued together. The basic difference is that in plywood the grain of alternate ... ...also combine the reinforcement and resin into an intimately bound form. When flat plates are used as the mold, sheets of various materials can be ... Plyw...
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   Plywood
   - A panel (normally 4' X 8') of wood made of three or more layers of veneer, compressed and joined with glue, and usually laid with the grain of adjoining plies at right angles to give the sheet strength.
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    PLYWOOD
    Wooden panels formed by gluing thin sheets of wood together, with the grain of adjacent layers arranged at right angles.
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    plywood
    An assembled product made up of veneers of timber glued together so that the grain of alternate layers is at right angles
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    plywood
    A strong, light wood composite made of layers of veneer glued with their grain alternately at right angles. Thick plywood may have a central core of sawn lumber. It is made of an odd number of layers, and is termed 3-ply, 5-ply, etc. Being strong in both directions, and almost free from warping and ...
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    plywood
    plywood, manufactured board composed of an odd number of thin sheets of wood glued together under pressure with grains of the successive layers at right angles. Laminated wood differs from plywood in that the grains of its sheets are parallel. Plywood is noted for its strength, durability, lightness...
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