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fiberboard

fiberboard noun: a material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.

Noun

fiberboard (countable and uncountable, plural fiberboards)

  1. (US) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.
    • MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days.2019 September 20, “MDF vs HDF: Understanding Differences and Best Uses in Woodworking”, in Forest Plywood

Forms of fiberboard

pluralfiberboards
alternative Canada UKfibreboard

Origin of fiberboard

From fiber + board.

Words formed from fiberboard

Questions about fiberboard

What does fiberboard mean?
Fiberboard means a material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.
What part of speech is fiberboard?
Fiberboard is a noun.
What is the plural of fiberboard?
The plural of fiberboard is fiberboards.

Words near fiberboard in the dictionary

  1. fiber-clay
  2. fiber-optic
  3. fiber-optics
  4. fiberal
  5. fiberals
  6. fiberboard
  7. fiberboards
  8. fiberclay
  9. fibercle
  10. fibercles
  11. fibercraft

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