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rayon

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ray·on  (rn)
n.
1. Any of several synthetic textile fibers produced by forcing a cellulose solution through fine spinnerets and solidifying the resulting filaments.
2. A fabric so woven or knit.

[Perhaps from French rayon, ray of light (from its sheen), from rai, from Old French; see ray1.]

rayon [ˈreɪɒn]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) any of a number of textile fibres made from wood pulp or other forms of cellulose
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) any fabric made from such a fibre
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (modifier) consisting of or involving rayon a rayon shirt
[from French, from Old French rai ray1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rayon - a synthetic silklike fabric
acetate rayon, acetate - a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
viscose rayon, viscose - a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers
Translations
rayon [ˈreɪɒn] Nrayón m

rayon [ˈreɪɒn]
nrayonne f
modif [shirt, jacket, lining] → en rayonne

rayon
nViskose f, → Reyon nt
adjaus Viskose or Reyon; rayon fibreViskose- or Reyonfaser f

rayon [ˈreɪɒn] nraion m
rayon [ˈreɪɒn] nraion m

rayon
n / adj rayon [ˈreion]
(of) a type of artificial silk a rayon scarf. rayon رايون: حَرير صِناعي изкуствена коприна rajón rayon die Kunstseide ρεγιόν (είδος μεταξωτού υφάσματος) rayón viskoos ابریشم مصنوعی raion rayonne זְהוֹרִית, רָיאוֹן रेऑन कपड़ा umjetna svila, umjetno vlakno műselyem rayon reion, gervisilki rayon, (seta artificiale) レーヨン 레이온 dirbtinis šilkas mākslīgais zīds sutera tiruan kunstzijde rayon sztuczny jedwab seda artificial mătase arti­ficială искусственный шёлк rajón umetna svila rajon rayon ไหมเทียม yapay ipek, reyon 人造絲 штучний шовк مصنوعی ریشم tơ nhân tạo


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