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Definition von grain of im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
grain: A very small unit of weight, in England equal to 1/480 of an ounce troy, 0.0648 grams or, to be more exact, 64.79891 milligrams. A carat grain or pearl grain is 1/4 carat or 50 milligrams. The old French grain was 1/9216 livre or 53.11 milligrams, and in the mesures usuelles permitted from 1812 to 1839, with the livre redefined as 500 grams, it was 54.25 milligrams
grain: To remove the hair or fat from a skin
grain: The harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley
We stored a thousand tons of grain for the winter.
grain: A region within a material having a single crystal structure or direction
grain: To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood
grain: A single particle of a substance
a grain of salt.
grain: To feed grain to
grain: To make granular; to form into grains
grain: To soften leather
grain of salt: A bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt
I'd take anything I read in that paper with a grain of salt.
grain: {v} to form into grains, to granulate
grain: {n} corn, one feed of corn or fruit, a small particle, weight, color, temper, make
grain: 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64 799 milligrams
grain: {f} manufacture grains; crumble into granules; paint in imitation of a grain (such as wood grain)
grain: Refers to the patterns formed by the way wood fibers are arranged on the bat Tight, medium, and wide grain refers to the size of these patterns in relation to other professional player bats of the era
grain: Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc
grain: Refers to paper fibre direction Folding occurs easily along the grain but must be forced if at right angles to the grain
grain: The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc
grain: In a photograph On monochrome film it is the structure, clumps of silver atoms, present after exposure and development In the print it is the negative of this - the printed gaps between the clumps
grain: the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain" foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses a small hard particle; "a grain of sand" dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e
grain: A linear texture of a material or surface
grain: dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e g wheat, barley, Indian corn
grain: The crops from which grain is harvested
grain: One the branches of a valley or of a river
grain: The remains of grain, etc
grain: To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the grain of (leather, etc
grain: (1) The texture of wood, produced by the kinds of xylem cells present (2) The fruit of a member of the grasses
grain: The unit of the English system of weights; so called because considered equal to the average of grains taken from the middle of the ears of wheat
grain: The direction, size, arrangement or appearance of the fibers in wood or veneer
grain: In an enlarged image, a speckled or mottled effect caused by oversized clumps of silver in the negative It is the granular texture appearing to some degree in all processed photographic materials In black and white photographs the grains are minute particles of black metallic silver that constitute the dark areas of a photograph In color photographs the silver is removed chemically, but tiny blotches of dye retain the appearance of grain The more sensitive - or faster - the film, the coarser the grain
grain: 7,000 grains constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the pound troy
grain: Also called draff
grain: 799 milligrams used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
grain: a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"
grain: dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e
grain: in papermaking, the direction in which most fibers lie, which corresponds with the direction the paper is formed on the mill machinery Paper folds easily when folded with the grain and it folds poorly and creates a rougher edge when folded against the grain
grain: after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum
grain: sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple
grain: A grain of a quality is a very small amount of it. There's more than a grain of truth in that
grain: A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady a core
grain: (1) in paper, the direction in which the majority of the fibers lie; (2) smallest unit of weight used in American system of measuring based on the weight of a grain of wheat equal to 0 0648 gram; (3) indicates silver halide particles that are larger than normal in a processed photographic film or print; (4) printed resemblance to a wooden surface
grain: If you say that an idea or action goes against the grain, you mean that it is very difficult for you to accept it or do it, because it conflicts with your previous ideas, beliefs, or principles. Privatisation goes against the grain of their principle of opposition to private ownership of industry
grain: thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
grain: A single seed of grain
grain: To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate
grain: into grains
grain: The direction in which the paper fibers lie, corresponding to the direction in which the paper was made It's better to fold a paper against the grain because the paper fibers won't split and the paper won't tear If you fold or cut paper with the grain, the paper will curl at the edges
grain: or the plants themselves; used collectively
grain: To yield fruit
grain: formed because of the way wood grows Wood fibers grow in the direction of the grain, this is along the length of the tree stem
grain: The direction in which the fibers in a sheet of paper have been made on a paper machine
grain: The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side
grain: of fine grain
grain: Temper; natural disposition; inclination
grain: {i} cereal; seed; granule; plants producing grain; particle; small portion of; texture, weave
grain: A grain of wheat, rice, or other cereal crop is a seed from it. a grain of wheat. rice grains
grain: The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any fibrous material
grain: The pattern of fibers in paper, board, and other materials During manufacture, most fibers will line up parallel to each other resulting in a predominant grain direction Grain direction influences the strength of paper and board and has implications for folding, gluing, etc
grain: A grain is equal to
grain: The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement of the particles of any body which determines its comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble, sugar, sandstone, etc
grain: (1) One of the earliest units of weight in which one grain was the equivalent of a grain of wheat taken from the middle of the ear (2) Spherical particles of silver grain widely sold in the jewelry trade for alloying, made by pouring molten silver into water
grain: 0648 gram
grain: A solid polyhedral (or many sided crystal) consisting of groups of atoms bound together in a regular geometric pattern In mill practice grains are usually studied only as they appear in one plane (1) (Direction of) Refers to grain fiber following the direction of rolling and parallel to edges of strip or sheets (2) To bend across the grain is to bend at right angles to the direction of rolling (3) To bend with the grain is to bend parallel to the direction of rolling In steel, the ductility in the direction of rolling is almost twice that at right angles to the direction of rolling
grain: 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64 799 milligrams
grain: Grain is a cereal crop, especially wheat or corn, that has been harvested and is used for food or in trade. a bag of grain. the best grains
grain: The Grain direction is the direction that most of the paper fibers lay longitudinally in a sheet of paper The paper fibers lay parallel to the direction in which the paper is made on the paper machine You can determine the Grain Direction of a sheet of paper by comparing the flexing resistance of the sheet in the East-West direction versus the North-South direction The direction which offers the least resistance is the grain direction
grain: 799 milligrams 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64
grain: form into grains
grain: Direction of fibers in a sheet of paper Long grain describes fibers running parallel to the longest side of a sheet short grain running parallel to the short side
grain: the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain"
grain: wheat, barley, Indian corn 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64
grain: The grain of a piece of wood is the direction of its fibres. You can also refer to the pattern of lines on the surface of the wood as the grain. Brush the paint generously over the wood in the direction of the grain. + -grained -grained a hard, heavy, straight-grained wood
grain: used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat
grain: An iron fish spear or harpoon, having four or more barbed points
grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
grain: A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock
grain: paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood
grain: In machine made paper and board, the direction in which the fibres predominantly lie Grain direction needs careful consideration in bookbinding and paper conservation treatments
grain: foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses a small hard particle; "a grain of sand"
grain: A tine, prong, or fork
grain: The angle at which the grass of a green grows Putting "against the grain" requires more effort than "with the grain "
grain: See Grained, a
grain: hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc
grain: become granular
grain: Direction of growth of blades of grass Particularly noticeable on putting greens, the grain will have an influence on the direction and speed of the ball as it rolls
grain: A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food
grain: The side of the leather that had the hair, i e the outside Full grain has the original surface, whereas corrected grain has been abraded to make the leather smoother and more uniform It is regarded for its soft, grainy texture and appearance
grain: The direction, size, arrangement, appearance, or quality of the fibers in wood
grain: A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant
grain: In paper, grain is the direction in which most wood pulp fibers lie within the sheet as the paper is made Folding paper against the grain breaks more wood fibers than folding with the grain, resulting in an uneven, less precise fold
grain: ‑ The directions in which the threads composing the fabric run
grain: The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc
grain: The direction in which most fibers lie in a sheet of paper As the pulp slurry moves forward on the papermaking machine's formation wires, the fibers tend to align themselves in the direction of movement Binding books parallel to the grain allows for a smoother fold then working across the grain Grain direction of sheet fed papers is usually indicated by underlining the number, e g , 23" X -35" On a web press, the grain direction should run along the length of the paper web
grain: The pattern, size and direction of the fibers in wood or veneer (See image of rough grain at left )
grain: A sort of spice, the grain of paradise
grain: A blade of a sword, knife, etc
grain: To form powder, sugar, etc
grain: A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc
grain: A grain of something such as sand or salt is a tiny hard piece of it. a grain of sand. + -grained -grained coarse-grained salt
grain: To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc
grain: {i} granum