Strand
(1) a single fiber, filament, or monofilament; (2) an ordered assemblage of textile fibers having a high ratio of length to diameter and normally used as a unit; includes slivers, roving, single yarns, plied yarns, cords, braids, ropes, etc.
Discussion—A strand is often multiple plies joined together. The terms “ply” and “strand” are not synonymous; cordage can have a single-plied strand, but not a stranded ply.
Committee
Trace Materials
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASTM E1732-24e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Forensic Science. ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428, 2024.
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