fibreglass
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- fiberglass (US)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fibreglass (usually uncountable, plural fibreglasses) (British spelling)
- Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
- Ellipsis of fibreglass wool.
- (ellipsis) A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
Synonyms[edit]
(silica glass fibre (material)):
(wool):
(composite):
Related terms[edit]
- glass fibre / glass fiber (a strand)
Translations[edit]
glass extruded into fibers
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composite material
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Verb[edit]
fibreglass (third-person singular simple present fibreglasses, present participle fibreglassing, simple past and past participle fibreglassed)
- To apply fibreglass to.
- to fibreglass the hull of a fishing-boat
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Further reading[edit]
- fibreglass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia