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micarta

micarta noun: a composite of fabrics (typically linen or paper fabric) using phenolic resins cured under pressure and high temperature to produce laminates.

Noun

micarta (countable and uncountable, plural micartas)

  1. A composite of fabrics (typically linen or paper fabric) using phenolic resins cured under pressure and high temperature to produce laminates.
    • “Aluminum,” Chia said. “They melt old cans they dig up on the beach, cast it in sand molds. These panels are micarta. That's linen with this resin in it.”1996, William Gibson, Idoru (Bridge trilogy; book 2), New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 45

Forms of micarta

pluralmicartas

Origin of micarta

Genericization of the trademark Micarta.

Questions about micarta

What does micarta mean?
Micarta means a composite of fabrics (typically linen or paper fabric) using phenolic resins cured under pressure and high temperature to produce laminates.
What part of speech is micarta?
Micarta is a noun.
What is the plural of micarta?
The plural of micarta is micartas.

Words near micarta in the dictionary

  1. Micallefs
  2. Micalo Island
  3. micanite
  4. micanites
  5. micareoid
  6. micarta
  7. micartas
  8. micas
  9. micaschist
  10. micathermic
  11. micawber

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