FIBREGLASS

fiberglass, fibreglass

(noun) a covering material made of glass fibers in resins

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.

Synonyms

(silica glass fibre (material))

• glass fibre / glass fiber

(wool)

• fibreglass wool / fiberglass wool

• glass wool

(composite)

• glass-reinforced plastic

• fibreglass-reinforced plastic / fiberglass-reinforced plastic

Verb

fibreglass (third-person singular simple present fibreglasses, present participle fibreglassing, simple past and past participle fibreglassed)

To apply fibreglass to.

Synonyms

• glass

Anagrams

• fiberglass

Source: Wiktionary



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