Meanings
nounfiberboard (countable and uncountable, plural fiberboards)
plural fiberboards · alternative Canada UK fibreboard
- UScountableuncountableA material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.
MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days.
2019 September 20, “MDF vs HDF: Understanding Differences and Best Uses in Woodworking”, in Forest Plywood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets
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Origin
- Englishfiber
- Proto-Germanic*burdą
- Proto-West Germanic*bord
- Old Englishbord
- Middle Englishbord
- Englishboard
- Englishfiberboard
Translations
Bulgarian талашит
- талашит (talašit)material
Finnish kuitulevy
- kuitulevymaterial
Icelandic spónaplata
- spónaplatamaterial
Māori papa marariki
- papa mararikimaterial
Polish płyta pilśniowa
- płyta pilśniowamaterial
Swedish träfiberskiva
- träfiberskivamaterial
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APA
fiberboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiberboard
MLA
“fiberboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiberboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiberboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiberboard.
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