fibreglass

ˈfaɪbərˌɡlæs

Definition of fibreglass - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

materials

TECH.

strong material made from glass fibers in plastic resin

TECH.

The boat hull is made of fibreglass.

synthetic material

TECH.

fabric woven from glass fibers

TECH.

The curtains are made of fibreglass.

glass fiber

glass wool

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Origin of fibreglass

English, fibre (thread) + glass (glass)

Terms with fibreglass included in their meaning

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glass fibre

fibreglass

material made from fine glass fibers

fibreglassing

crafts

activity of working with fibreglass

fibreglassing

application

process of applying fibreglass materials

fibreglassing

adj.

crafts

involving the application of fibreglass techniques

fibreglassing

adj.

materials

related to the use of fibreglass material

Examples of fibreglass in a sentence

They repaired the roof using fibreglass.
The boat's hull is reinforced with fibreglass.
They used fibreglass for insulation in the attic.

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French:fibre de verre, tissu en fibre de verre, ...
German:Glasfaser, ...
Italian:vetroresina, ...
Spanish:fibra de vidrio, ...
Portuguese:fibra de vidro, ...
Chinese:玻璃纤维, 玻璃丝织物, ...
Japanese:グラスファイバー, ガラス繊維布, ...
Arabic:أَلْيَاف زُجَاجِيَّة, قُماش الأَلْياف الزُجاجِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:פִיבֶּרְגְלָס, בַּד סִיבֵי זְכוּכִית, ...
Russian:стеклопластик, ...
Ukrainian:склопластик, фіброволокно, ...
Hindi:फाइबरग्लास, ...
Bengali:ফাইবারগ্লাস, গ্লাস ফাইবার কাপড়, ...
Catalan:fibra de vidre, ...
Czech:sklolaminát, skelná tkanina, ...
Danish:glasfiber, ...
Dutch:glasvezel, ...
Greek:υαλοβάμβακας, ύφασμα από ίνες γυαλιού, ...
Hungarian:üvegszálas műanyag, üvegszálas szövet, ...
Khmer:សរសៃកញ្ចក់, ក្រណាត់សរសៃកញ្ចក់, ...
Korean:유리섬유, 유리섬유 직물, ...
Persian:فایبرگلاس, ...
Polish:włókno szklane, ...
Portuguese (BR):fibra de vidro, tecido de fibra de vidro, ...
Romanian:fibră de sticlă, ...
Swedish:glasfiber, ...
Thai:ไฟเบอร์กลาส, ...
Turkish:fiberglas, ...
Vietnamese:sợi thủy tinh, vải sợi thủy tinh, ...

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