composite material
Any engineered material composed of two radically different materials in a tightly…Any engineered material composed of two radically different materials in a tightly bonded matrix and having properties significantly different from either constituent.
» Composite materials represent a sea change in the aerospace industry.
Meaning
1 sensesAny engineered material composed of two radically different materials in a tightly bonded matrix and having properties significantly different from either constituent.
Verbundwerkstoff, Kompositwerkstoff, Komposit
- strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically
Examples
3 sentencesComposite materials represent a sea change in the aerospace industry.
This piece is made of a composite material that I cannot identify.
After experimenting in their garage workshops, they created new, natural composite materials.
Translations
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Forms
plural: composite materials| Singular | composite material |
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