Meanings
nounfibreglass (usually uncountable, plural fibreglasses)
plural fibreglasses · alternative US fiberglass
- UKuncountableusuallySilica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
- UKabbreviationellipsisuncountableusuallyEllipsis of fibreglass wool.
- UKellipsisuncountableusuallyA composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
verbfibreglass (third-person singular simple present fibreglasses, present participle fibreglassing, simple past and past participle fibreglassed)
present singular third person fibreglasses · participle present fibreglassing · participle past fibreglassed · past fibreglassed · alternative US fiberglass
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo apply fibreglass to.
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glass fibreglass fiberfibreglass woolfiberglass woolglass woolglass-reinforced plasticfibreglass-reinforced plasticfiberglass-reinforced plastic
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian фибростъкло, стъклопласт
- фибростъкло (fibrostăklo)glass extruded into fibers
- стъклопласт (stăkloplast)composite material
Chinese Mandarin 玻璃纖維 /玻璃纤维, 玻璃鋼 /玻璃钢
- 玻璃纖維 /玻璃纤维 (bōlixiānwéi)glass extruded into fibers
- 玻璃鋼 /玻璃钢 (bōlígāng)composite material
Danish glasfiber, fiberglass
- glasfibercomposite material
- fiberglasscomposite material
Dutch glasvezel, glasvezel
- glasvezelglass extruded into fibers
- glasvezelcomposite material
Finnish lasikuitu, lasikuitu
- lasikuituglass extruded into fibers
- lasikuitucomposite material
French plastique à renfort de verre
- plastique à renfort de verrecomposite material
German Glasfaser, Glasfasern
- Glasfaserglass extruded into fibers
- Glasfasernglass extruded into fibers
- Glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoffcomposite material
- GFKcomposite material
- Fiberglascomposite material
Greek υαλοΐνα
- υαλοΐνα (yaloḯna)glass extruded into fibers
Hebrew פיברלגס
- פיברלגס (fíberglas)composite material
Hungarian üvegszál, üvegszál-erősítésű műanyag
- üvegszálglass extruded into fibers
- üvegszál-erősítésű műanyagcomposite material
Icelandic glertrefjar, spunagler
- glertrefjarglass extruded into fibers
- spunaglerglass extruded into fibers
- trefjaglercomposite material
Korean 유리면
- 유리면 (yurimyeon)glass extruded into fibers
Māori kakakōata
- kakakōataglass extruded into fibers
Norwegian Bokmål glassfiber, fiberglass
- glassfibercomposite material
- fiberglasscomposite material
Polish włókno szklane, włókno szklane
- włókno szklaneglass extruded into fibers
- włókno szklanecomposite material
Russian стекловолокно́, стеклопла́стик
- стекловолокно́ (steklovoloknó)glass extruded into fibers
- стеклопла́стик (stekloplástik)composite material
- фибергла́с (fiberglás)composite material
Spanish fibra de vidrio, plástico reforzado con fibra de vidrio
- fibra de vidrioglass extruded into fibers
- plástico reforzado con fibra de vidriocomposite material
- plástico reforzado con vidriocomposite material
Tamil கண்ணாடியிழை
- கண்ணாடியிழை (kaṇṇāṭiyiḻai)composite material
Thai ใยแก้ว
- ใยแก้ว (yai-gɛ̂ɛo)composite material
Turkish fiberglas
- fiberglascomposite material
Ukrainian скловолокно́
- скловолокно́ (sklovoloknó)glass extruded into fibers
Cite this entry
APA
fibreglass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibreglass
MLA
“fibreglass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibreglass. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fibreglass,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibreglass.
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