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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. wood technology
  4. wood properties
  5. grain and figure

Término preferido

grain and figure

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information The figure of a wood refers to the pattern caused by color differences in the wood, and is also the pattern created by different types of grain. Grain refers to the direction in which the fibers of the wood are running. Types of grain include: straight, wavy, irregular, spiral, curly, interlocking and birds-eye. These wood properties are interrelated and the terms are frequently used together.

    Fuente: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

Conceptos específicos

Sinónimos

  • figured wood
  • grained wood
  • wood figure
  • wood grain

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40119

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