oriented strandboards
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004623
An engineered structural wood-based panel composed of wood strands, flakes or wafers bonded under heat and pressure with a waterproof resin. The external layers are aligned in the panel direction and the inner layers are either cross-aligned or randomly-oriented. Common uses are sheathing in walls, floors, and roofs.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004623 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Forestry, Wildland Management |
| Abbreviation | OSB |
| Synonyms | oriented strand boards; oriented structural boards |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | wood-based panels |
| Translations | Spanish: láminas de chapa orientadas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004623",
"term": "oriented strandboards",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An engineered structural wood-based panel composed of wood strands, flakes or wafers bonded under heat and pressure with a waterproof resin. The external layers are aligned in the panel direction and the inner layers are either cross-aligned or randomly-oriented. Common uses are sheathing in walls, floors, and roofs.",
"abbreviation": "OSB",
"synonyms": [
"oriented strand boards",
"oriented structural boards"
],
"subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
"see_also": [
"wood-based panels"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "láminas de chapa orientadas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/oriented-strandboards/"
}
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