space cloth
"Space cloth" can refer to specific types of woven materials used in industrial applications or theoretical concepts in engineering and science fiction.
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Definition
C1Industrial
(technical)A woven material used for screening and sieving solids, characterized by a specific spacing between strands.
Example
- The factory uses space cloth to separate different sizes of gravel.
C2Electrical Engineering
(technical)A partially conductive sheet designed to match the impedance of free space, used to simplify calculations in transmission lines.
Example
- Engineers use space cloth to model the behavior of conductors on a resistive surface.
C2Science Fiction
(fictional)A conceptual material with properties suitable for space travel or habitation.
Example
- The astronauts' suits were made from an advanced space cloth that could withstand cosmic radiation.
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