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glass fibre

glass fibre noun: a strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.

Noun

glass fibre (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.
    • To improve the appearance of the stepped roof a glass-fibre fairing, moulded to the corner radius, extends for the full length between the two cabs. The cab roof is a double-skin glass-fibre moulding.1960 February, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, pages 123, 125
    Synonyms:
    fibreglass

Synonyms of glass fibre

Forms of glass fibre

alternative formglass fiber

Questions about glass fibre

What does glass fibre mean?
Glass fibre means a strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.
What part of speech is glass fibre?
Glass fibre is a noun.

Words near glass fibre in the dictionary

  1. glass eyes
  2. glass felt
  3. glass felts
  4. glass fiber
  5. glass fiber insulation
  6. glass fibre
  7. glass frog
  8. glass frogs
  9. glass garden
  10. glass gardens
  11. glass harmonica

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