supercalender

noun

A calender with a number of rollers for giving a high finish or gloss to paper.

transitive verb

To process (paper) in a supercalender.

To give additional smoothness or glaze to (a fabric that has already received calendering).

noun

One of the rotating cylinders or rolls used in super-calendering paper. See supercalender, v., and super calendered.

noun

A stack of calenders consisting of alternating steel and fiber-covered rolls through which paper is passed to increase its density, smoothness and gloss.

verb

To pass (paper) through a supercalender.