Meanings
alternative glass fiber
- UKuncountableA strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.
To improve the appearance of the stepped roof a glass-fibre fairing, moulded to the corner radius, extends for the full length between the two cabs. The cab roof is a double-skin glass-fibre moulding.
1960 February 29, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, pages 123, 125Synonyms: fibreglass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
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glass fibre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glass%20fibre
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