2006-12-14 05:50:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
From Merriam-Webster on line:
Main Entry: de·nier
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English denere, from Anglo-French dener, denier, from Latin denarius, coin worth ten asses, from denarius containing ten, from deni ten each, from decem ten -- more at TEN
1 /d&-'nir, d&-'nyA/ : a small originally silver coin formerly used in western Europe
2 /'de-ny&r/ : a unit of fineness for yarn equal to the fineness of a yarn weighing one gram for each 9000 meters <100-denier yarn is finer than 150-denier yarn>
2006-12-14 05:55:58 · answer #1 · answered by welches_grape_jelly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, it is faster to type denier into google and get an answer than it is to ask here, but since you felt that you just had to ask:
Denier is a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers. Denier is defined as the mass in grams per 9 000 meters.
One can distinguish between Filament and Total denier. Both are defined as above but the first only relates to a single filament of fiber (also commonly known as Denier per Filament or D.P.F) whereas the second relates to an agglomeration of filaments.
The following relationship applies to straight, uniform filaments:
D.P.F. = TotalDenier / QuantityofUniformFilaments
The denier system of measurement is used on two and single filament fibers. Some common calculations are as follows:
1 denier = 1 gram per 9 000 meters
= 0.05 grams per 450 meters (1/20th of above)
2006-12-14 13:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by newsgirlinos2 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Denier is a term used to describe the density of a fiber mass such as that used in textiles such as clothing. It is not a type of clothing or fiber, it is just the term for the density of the material used.
2006-12-14 13:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by JSpielfogel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Denier
Denier can refer to:
Denier (measure), a unit of measure of linear density of fiber mass
Denier (coin), a type of French coin created by Charlemagne
Denier, Pas-de-Calais, a commune of the Pas-de-Calais département in France "
2006-12-14 13:56:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
all i can tell you is that it is a way of measuring tights thickness
2006-12-15 11:19:11 · answer #5 · answered by jon h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A man called den invented this and ier i dunno?
2006-12-14 13:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋