For Filler we have terms and definitions in 15 topics. The topics are Adhesives and Sealants, Advertising, Artist, Cancer, Carpet, Cigar, Film, Import Cars, Natural Gas, Newspaper Design, Paper, Watercolor, Wire, Wood and Wood Flooring.

Filler (Adhesives and Sealants)

A non-adhesive substance added to an adhesive to improve its working properties, permanence, strength and other qualities.

Filler (Advertising)

A short, interesting, sometimes humorous news item used to fill leftover space on the page. The most widely read "articles" in any newspaper, fillers constitute an excellent (and often overlooked) vehicle for obtaining press coverage for an organization.

Filler (Artist)

See Inert Pigment.

Filler (Cancer)

An inactive substance used to make a product bigger or easier to handle. For example, fillers are often used to make pills or capsules because the amount of active drug is too small to be handled conveniently.

Filler (Carpet)

1. A low-cost material used for extending rubber, plastic, or other polymers. 2. Fillers are usually powders of very small particle size. 3. Carpet latex laminating compounds and foams contain large amounts of fillers. The most common filler in carpet latex is finely powdered calcium carbonate often called whiting, produced by grinding limestone. 4. An inert material added to paper, resin, bituminous material, and other substances to modify their properties and improve quality. 5. Fuller’s earth or clay, or similar material used in the mix of rubber cushion. If excessive filler is added, the foam tends to decompose more quickly.

Filler (Cigar)

Filler is the inner bulk of the cigar and can be either cut-filler or shorter pieces or long filler running the full length of the cigar.

Filler (Film)

Scrap film used to fill in blank spots in the soundtrack, the desired effect being to keep the soundtrack running the same time as the picture (keep them in-sync).

Filler (Import Cars)

1. A class of materials used in brake linings to reduce noise and improve heat transfer 2. A material used to fill dents and repair damaged body parts.

Filler (Natural Gas)

A relatively inert material added to a plastic to modify its strength, permanence, working properties, or other qualities, or to lower costs.

Filler (Newspaper Design)

A small story or graphic element used to fill space on a page.

Filler (Paper)

Minerals, such as clay and other white pigments, added to pulp to improve the opacity, smoothness, brightness, and printing capabilities of paper.

Filler (Watercolor)

See Inert Pigment.

Filler (Wire)

Any material used in multiconductor cables to occupy interstices between insulated conductors or form a core into a desired shape (usually circular). Also, any substance, often inert, added to a plastic or elastomer to improve its properties or decrease its cost.

Filler (Wood)

A substance used to fill the holes and irregularities in planed or sanded surfaces to decrease the porosity of the surface before applying finish coatings. As applied to adhesives, a filler is a substance added to an adhesive to improve its working strength or other properties.

Filler (Wood Flooring)

In woodworking, any substance used to fill the holes and irregularities in planed or sanded surfaces to decrease the porosity of the surface before applying finish coatings.

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