fabric
The physical material of a buildingThe physical material of a building.
» How much fabric did you buy?
Сколько ткани вы купили?
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)The physical material of a building.
This church dates back to the 11th century, though the great majority of its fabric is fifteenth century or later.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The framework underlying a structure.
the fabric of our lives
Bau, Rohbau, Struktur
структу́раstruktúra
the underlying structure
(countable, uncountable)A material made of fibers; especially, a woven one.
Near-synonym: cloth (not always differentiated)
cotton fabric
Gewebe, Textil, Stoff
тканьtkanʹ, материа́лmateriál, мате́рияmatérija
ткани́наtkanýna
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
(countable, uncountable)The texture of a cloth.
Fasern, Struktur, Texturierung
мате́рияmatérija
(countable, uncountable)The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
(countable, uncountable)The fired clay material of pottery artifacts.
(countable, uncountable)Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.
The Internet is a fabric of computers connected by routers.
Netz, Netzwerk
(archaic, countable, uncountable)An edifice or building.
Gebäude, Bauwerk
структу́раstruktúra, зда́ниеzdánije, постро́йкаpostrójka
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
Konstruktion, Errichtung
строи́тельствоstroítelʹstvo
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
cloth of a beautiful fabric
Muster, Textur, Komposition
Examples
111 sentencesHow much fabric did you buy?
ruСколько ткани вы купили?
This fabric has a tight weave.
I'd like to have this fabric dyed.
deIch möchte den Stoff färben lassen.
Tom carefully cut the fabric with a pair of scissors.
ruТом аккуратно разрезал ткань ножницами.
deTom schnitt das Gewebe sorgfältig mit der Schere ab.
Thread is the basic component of fabric.
Нитка — це основний компонент тканини.
ruНить - это основной компонент ткани.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (“a workshop, art, trade, product of artBorrowed from French fabrique, from Latin fabrica (“a workshop, art, trade, product of art, structure, fabric”), from faber (“artisan, workman”). Doublet of fabrica, borrowed from Latin, and forge, borrowed from Old French.
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Forms
plural: fabricsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B1False friends — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable