A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have high tensile strength and can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly constructed cord, string, and twine.
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Alpaca-wool.
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Ancient Egyptian artwork depicting the manufacture of rope by mechanical means.
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A braiding machine at the Arbetets Museum (Museum of Work) in Norrköping, Sweden.
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a - fibres
b - yarn
c - strand
d - rope
e - cable
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Hemp rope (4 strands with core, 150 meters, diameter 40mm, exhibited at the Corderie Royale of Roche...
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A colored Emoji from emojione project
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A German ropemaker, around 1460-1480. The text, in an archaic dialect of German, reads: "I am a rogu...
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Hawser-laid rope (Seaman's Pocket-Book, 1943).jpg
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Freshly cut and bound end of 10.7mm dynamic kernmantle climbing rope. This nylon rope is composed o...
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Internal structure of 10.7mm dynamic kernmantle climbing rope. This nylon rope is composed of a 40 s...
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Rope fragment found on board the carrack Mary Rose.
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lorentz (Lorenz, Laurentius) Sayler (Sailer; Seiler) , Sayler (Seiler)
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Rope making on a Metters Ltd Rope making machine made in Subiaco Western Australia 1928 purchase pri...
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Micro-CT 2D image (top view) of a braided polymer climbing rope. Scan condition: cone beam, 70 kV, 8...
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Micro-CT 2D image (top view) of a braided polymer climbing rope. Scan condition: cone beam, 70 kV, 8...
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Micro-CT 2D image (top view) of a braided polymer climbing rope. Scan condition: cone beam, 70 kV, 8...
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Micro-CT 2D image (top view) of a braided polymer climbing rope. Scan condition: cone beam, 70 kV, 8...
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Micro-CT 3D image of a braided polymer climbing rope. Scan condition: cone beam, 70 kV, 8W, no filte...