water frame

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Definition of water frame in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of water frame in English English dictionary

(Tekstil) In textile manufacture, a spinning machine powered by water that produced a cotton yarn suitable for warp (lengthwise threads). Patented in 1769 by R. Arkwright, it represented an improvement on James Hargreaves's spinning jenny, which produced weaker thread suitable only for weft (filling yarn)

A name given to the first power spinning machine, because driven by water power

Hyphenation

wa·ter frame

Turkish pronunciation

wôtır freym

Pronunciation

/ˈwôtər ˈfrām/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈfreɪm/