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warper

warper

9.9
A machine that puts threads side by side to prepare them for weaving
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːrpər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deformadora

Examples

  • He sped past the long-range ships, the ones outfitted with hyperdrives, jump drives, wormhole generators, space warpers, and all the myriad engines.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The warper helps arrange the yarns neatly before they are woven into fabric.

  • She adjusted the settings on the warper to ensure the yarns were correctly aligned.

  • The factory installed a new warper to improve the efficiency of their weaving process.

Synonyms

warping machine
vswarper
  • Specialized
7.9

A machine that puts threads side by side to prepare them for weaving

applies directly to weaving rather than to its preparation

Surface Forms

warper singular
warpers plural

Morphology

warper = warp (transparent) = warp + er

The agentive suffix '-er' is productively added to the verb 'warp' to mean 'one or something that warps' (here a machine), so the formation is regular though specialized.

Etymology

Warper comes from warp, the word for the long threads used on a loom, and 'warp' means the lengthwise threads in weaving. A warper is the machine that puts those 'warp' threads in parallel and in order before weaving, so its name matches its job in the textile industry.