sizing

Thân thiện

A tailor applies sizing to a piece of linen before cutting.

Definition

Noun 1. A glutinous substance used to fill pores or stiffen materials: Sizing is a preparatory coating applied to surfaces, such as paper, fabric, or walls, to seal pores, reduce absorbency, or add stiffness and body. It acts as a primer or sealant.

Usage

Sizing is applied as a liquid treatment before a final finish or coating. * The painter applied a coat of sizing to the drywall before hanging the wallpaper. * Traditional bookbinders use gelatin-based sizing on paper to prevent ink from bleeding. * The fabric's crisp feel is due to the chemical sizing applied during manufacturing.

Advanced Usage

• Internal vs. Surface Sizing: In papermaking, internal sizing is mixed into the pulp, while surface sizing is applied to the formed sheet.
  • Internal sizing makes paper resistant to liquid absorption.
• Sizing as a Process: The term can refer to the act of applying this substance.
  • Sizing the canvas is a crucial first step for an oil painter.

Variants and Related Words

• Size (verb): To treat or coat with a sizing material.
  • You must size the canvas properly before you begin to paint.
• Size (noun): Can refer to the glutinous material itself, often used interchangeably with "sizing" in certain contexts (e.g., "wallpaper size").

Synonyms

• Primer
• Sealant
• Filler
• Stiffener

Related Phrases

• To size up: This is a phrasal verb for the verb "size" and has a completely different meaning (to assess or evaluate).
  • The boxer sized up his opponent before the match. (This is not related to the noun "sizing").

Học thuật

Noun

1. any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
   • size gives body to a fabric

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