fibreglass
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- fiberglass (US)
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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