Handsheet

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small sheet of manufactured material created in a laboratory for testing purposes.

    "The improved sheet formation of foam-laid paper is shown visually in Fig. 2 where softwood kraft handsheets, water-laid and foam-laid are shown for comparison."

Example

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"The improved sheet formation of foam-laid paper is shown visually in Fig. 2 where softwood kraft handsheets, water-laid and foam-laid are shown for comparison."

Etymology

From hand + sheet.

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