Designation:D6798−02(Reapproved2018)StandardTerminologyRelatingtoFlaxandLinen1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6798;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologycoversdefinitionsoftechnicaltermsrelatedtoflaxandlinen.1.2Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD7879TestMethodforDeterminingFlaxFiberWidthsUsingImageAnalysis3.Terminology3.1Definitions:averagefiberwidth(µm),n—thearithmeticmeanwidthofaselectedgroupoffibersinatwo-dimensionalimageplane.DISCUSSION—Theselectedgroupoffibersisdependentuponthecapturingdeviceandsoftwareparametersassetbytheopeator.D7879bastfibers,n—inflaxstems,fibersfoundinthelayerofphloemoftheflaxstembetweentheinnerxylemtissueandtheepidermistissue.breaking,n—inflaxstems,thecrushingofthestructureofthestem;looseningthebondbetweenthefiberbundlesandshivesandbreakingtheshivesintoshortpiecestofacilitateitsremoval.combing,n—inflax,theprocessingoftowsoastoproducetopsorsilverwhichhavethestaplelengthandwidthsuitableforuseintheworstedspinningsystem.cottonizing,n—inflax,theprocessingofflaxfibersoastomakeitsuitableforuseinthecottonspinningsystem.decorticating,n—inflax,theprocessofmechanicallysepa-ratingfiberbundlesfromstraw.de-seeding,n—inflax,theprocessofremovingseedsandseed-holdingstructuresfromplants.dewretting,n—inflax,theprocessofpullingorcuttingflaxstrawandleavingonthesoilforaperiodoftimetoallowpartialdegradationofstrawtoeffectretting.enzymeretting,n—inflax,theprocessofmechanicallyadding...
