TM 10-8415-208-12GLOSSARY OF TERMSIntroduction. Defect terms are arranged alphabetically. Synonymous and similar terms are cross referenced, "See...".Definitions:Abraded AreaAn area of cloth worn away by rubbing or scraping.AbrasionCoating friction worn, reduced in gauge, frequently surface roughed.Abrasion ExposingCoating worn through to base cloth.Base ClothAbrasion SpotAn abraded spot.AdhesionsSee "Blocking."BlisterRaised bubble or peak out of surface coat; raised spot or void.BlockingTacky, ability to adhere to self; adhesion between touching layers ofmaterial. Cloth does not unroll readily.Brittle CoatingCracks when flexed.CrackBreak in coating, usually resulting from a crease.CrackingFissured surface condition.CraterA depression in the coating giving the opposite appearance of a blister.CrazingMinute (small) cracks.CreaseFold; pleat; doubling of surfaces that do not adhere to one another and thatcannot be corrected by manual pressure.CutAn opening made with a sharp edged object.DelaminationSurface coat removed, scraped, peeled or otherwise taken away from thecloth; separation of coating from base cloth; separation of one cloth;separation of one cloth from another in a piled material.DepressionHollow in a surface. See "Crater."FissureA narrow crack.HoleAn opening of undetermined cause. Area not covered by base cloth andcoating compound.LumpA mass of coating compound; undiluted coating stock; Imbedded foreignmaterial; Surface protrusion usually of the base coating material asdistinguished from imbedded foreign material.Pick-offAn area where coating is delaminated from its base and either torn offcompletely or remains attached as loose flap.PitA spherical depression, usually small.RipsCut or torn apart roughly.Change 1 Glossary-1
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