fiberboard
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈfaɪbərˌbɔrd/
- US
:
tablero de fibra
- The Eugene plant is currently being converted from particle board to medium-density fiberboard (MDF) production.
- medium-density fiberboard
- density fiberboard
- fiberboard panels
This is wood fiberboard, the same stuff essentially that we work with on the outside of the house and you can use the clay plaster directly on this.
- This is wood fiberboard, the same stuff essentially that we work with on the outside of the house and you can use the clay plaster directly on this.
Examples
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Escobar leaned against the porous fiberboard of Suskind's cubicle and smiled briefly.
Fiction book (1998) -
I make my bases from MDF—medium-density fiberboard.
Blog text (33) -
I once worked at a fiberboard plant.
Blog text (23) -
I knew by now that even some good shoe manufacturers used fiberboard to make insoles.
Fiction book (2000) -
This is wood fiberboard, the same stuff essentially that we work with on the outside of the house and you can use the clay plaster directly on this.
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And what we would like to do is to transfer those bullets into plastic bags and then put those in double-walled, corrugated fiberboard boxes.
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A more common Aspergillus species in wet buildings is A. versicolor, which has been found growing on wallpaper, wooden floors, fiberboard, and other building materials.
Academic text (2003) -
In a neighborhood of almost identical structures on identical lots, the house was painfully neat and small: single-story, squat, and square, with white trim and blue fiberboard shingles.
Academic text (2001) -
Examples include a proposal in North Dakota to build sales for fiberboard products made of wheat straw, construct a soybean oil refinery in Michigan, and improve efficiencies at two Wisconsin cooperatives.
Academic text (2001) -
The furniture was made from fiberboard, ensuring durability while remaining lightweight.
Synonyms
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4.1
A stiff, cheap board made from pressed wood chips used for furniture
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4.3
A flat sheet made from small pieces of wood pressed with glue
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6.1
A stiff board made from layers of paper or wood fibers used for furniture and insulation
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8.2
A light board made from wood fibers used for walls and ceilings
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3.8
A thin stiff board made from pressed wood fibres used for furniture and buildings
A flat panel that people make by pressing wood flakes and glue together
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Etymology
Fiberboard combines fiber ('thread' or 'small strands of wood') and board ('a flat piece of wood'). So it literally means a flat board made by pressing and gluing many fibers together, which explains why it is used for furniture and walls.