fibreglass
Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times…Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
» Hirofumi installed fibreglass insulation in the ceiling.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, uncountable, usually)Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
Glasfaser, Glasfasern
стекловолокно́steklovoloknó
скловолокно́sklovoloknó
(UK, ellipsis, uncountable, usually)A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
Glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoff, GFK, Fiberglas
стеклопла́стикstekloplástik, фибергла́сfiberglás
a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
Examples
1 sentencesHirofumi installed fibreglass insulation in the ceiling.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Compound of fibre + glass.Compound of fibre + glass.
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Forms
plural: fibreglassesSynonyms
9 synonyms- a covering material made of glass fibers in resins:fiberglass
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable