Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology
burst factor
The
BURSTING STRENGTH
of paper in grams per square centimeter divided by the
BASIS WEIGHT
of the paper in grams per square meter, which gives the burst factor as a numerical value. See also:
BURST RATIO
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