calender

• Machine utilisée pour lisser, satiner ou finir le papier ou le tissu en les pressant entre des cylindres ou en les faisant passer entre des rouleaux.

A machine used to smooth, glaze, or finish paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers.

1. Industrial machineC1formal

   A machine used to smooth, glaze, or finish paper, cloth, or other materials by pressing them between rollers or plates.

   Calandre (machine industrielle)

   • The paper mill uses a calender to give the paper a glossy finish.
   • Textile workers operate the calender to smooth the fabric.
   • The calender applies high pressure to create a uniform surface.

• Verbe vieilli signifiant presser ou lisser un tissu, du papier ou d'autres matériaux entre des rouleaux, généralement lors d'une opération de finition.

An obsolete verb meaning to press or smooth cloth, paper, or other materials between rollers, typically as part of a finishing process.

1. Press between rollersC1formal

   To pass material, such as paper, cloth, or rubber, between rollers or plates to smooth, glaze, or thin it into sheets.

   Calandrer

   • The factory uses a machine to calender the paper for a glossy finish.
   • They calender the rubber to achieve the desired thickness.
   • The fabric is calendered to give it a smooth, shiny surface.

   Synonymesmanglepressroll