tow meaning
EN[təʊ] [toʊ] [-əʊ]WTow
- In the composites industry, a tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments, and it refers to man-made fibres, particularly carbon fibres (also called graphite).
- Tows are designated by the number of fibers they contain. For example, a 12K tow contains about 12,000 fibres.
- In the textile industry, a tow (rhymes with cow, unless referring to cellulose acetate which sounds like toe) is a coarse, broken fibre, removed during processing flax, hemp, or jute.
- NounPLtows
- VerbSGtowsPRtowingPT, PPtowed
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- When towing a trailer, use the turnouts to let faster traffic pass.
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