单词 | short grain |
释义 | > as lemmasshort grain short grain n. a condition of the fibres which gives rise to brittleness in wood (cf. short-grained adj.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > condition causing brittleness of wood short grain1947 1947 J. C. S. Brough Timbers for Woodwork iv. 30 Short grain means that the fibres lie in such a direction that the timber may snap or fracture with practically no splintering. 1956 F. W. Jane Struct. Wood xi. 254 Where this type of grain occurs it is clearly impossible to produce lumber which is straight grained—the wood must, inevitably, have short grain and suffer from the defects associated with such a structural peculiarity. < as lemmas |
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