calender
/ˈkæləndər/
verb
- To pass material through a calender machine to smooth, glaze, or compress it.
- They calender the paper to achieve the desired thickness.
- The factory will calender the cloth to make it shiny.
- This machine can calender up to 500 meters of fabric per minute.
noun
- A machine with rollers that smooths, glazes, or presses paper, cloth, or other materials.
- Workers fed the fabric through the calender to remove wrinkles.
- A calender can also be used to produce thin sheets of rubber.
- The paper mill uses a calender to give the paper a glossy finish.