Mispick

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(textiles) A defect in woven fabric in which a yarn across the warp is in the wrong place..

Definitions by Sense

1. (textiles) A defect in woven fabric in which a yarn across the warp is in the wrong place.
2. (business) The accidental substitution of an incorrect item in the fulfilment of an order.
3. (data processing) An incorrectly sampled data point.
4. (transitive) To pick incorrectly (any sense).

Example Sentences

To reduce the likelihood of a mispick the engagement should be delayed as long as possible so that when the loom stops, the reed is as close as possible to the cloth fell.

The weft detector comprises a warp tension sensor for detecting the temporary rise during beating and a control circuit connected to the warp tension sensor for stopping the operation of the loom upon detection of the mispick, that is, in the absence of the temporary raise in the warp tension.

If a mispick occurs, the feature automatically removes the mispick and restarts the loom.

Cohune said he estimates that each mispick costs about $80 in lost time and shipping costs — seven times more than filling a customer's order correctly the first time.

If this is indeed true, then the data will not appear to support the hypothesis that mispick probability should decrease with an increase in pack ratio.

There are many calculations for the cost of a mispick.

Since the picking algorithm determines the wave arrival time by measuring the abscissa of an extremum, a genuine mispick can only correspond to a cycle skip.

If the picks appear to be different, then a mispick must have been made somewhere along the loop and should be rectified before you continue. All picks in the data set can and should be tied in this manner to provide consistency.

Synonyms for mispick

Antonyms for mispick

Related Words

Word Forms

• mispicks
• mispicking
• mispicked

Usage Notes

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Practice and Learn More

Frequently Asked Questions