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fiberglass

fiberglass

28 4.7
A strong, light material made from thin glass threads and hard glue used for boats and buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪbərˌɡlæs/
  • US
: fibra de vidrio
  • Johns Manville uses a minimum of 20 percent recycled glass in manufacturing its fiberglass insulation.
  • fiberglass-reinforced
  • fiberglass composite
  • fiberglass insulation

Arching our backs, our hips pressed into hard fiberglass, we dig the water with our hands.

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Examples

  • Over 1,000 standard fiberglass tank models with a wide range of chemical resistancy are available.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The contractor recommended using fiberglass for the roofing due to its durability.

  • Then a strong piece of fiberglass was inserted into the tank.

  • It was made of fiberglass.

    Gog (1954)

  • We pushed aside a thin fiberglass door and entered a storage area behind the vat room.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The body panels are cast with fiberglass and resins and then painted.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Monster trucks gain their identity by being dressed in customized fiberglass body panels.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The unfinished bathroom: exposed studs and pink fiberglass insulation that made you scratch.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Aino reached over the fiberglass gunwale and cleaned her hands in the racing seawater.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The walls of the greenhouse were reinforced with fiberglass to provide better insulation.

Synonyms

glassteel
vsfiberglass
  • Specialized
1 8.6

A strong, light material of glass threads and plastic used for boats, cars, and building parts

uses resin specifically rather than a generic plastic binder
grp
vsfiberglass
  • UK
1 8.3

A strong light material made of plastic with glass fibers used for boats and car parts

uses resin as the specific embedding material rather than general plastic

How Insulating

foam
99 2.6
mineral wool
  • Specialized
1 5.1
fiberglass
  • US
28 4.7
batting
  • Specialized
2 4.2

Surface Forms

fiberglass singular
fiberglasses plural
fibreglasses plural
fibreglass singular

Morphology

fiberglass = fiber + glass (transparent) = fiber + glass

Meaning is directly derived from the combination of 'fiber' and 'glass': a material consisting of glass fibers.

Etymology

Fiberglass is a simple combination of fiber (a 'thin thread' like the threads in cloth) and glass, so it literally means 'glass made into threads'. That image helps: glass pulled into tiny threads and mixed with a hard plastic makes a very strong but light material used for boats, surfboards, and insulation.