Meanings
nounsynthetic fiber (countable and uncountable, plural synthetic fibers)
plural synthetic fibers · alternative synthetic fibre
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounfiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 化學纖維 /化学纤维
- 化學纖維 /化学纤维 (huàxué xiānwéi)fiber made by extruding a synthetic substance
Dutch kunstvezel, synthetische vezel
- kunstvezelfiber made by extruding a synthetic substance
- synthetische vezelfiber made by extruding a synthetic substance
Finnish synteettinen kuitu
- synteettinen kuitufiber made by extruding a synthetic substance
Italian fibra sintetica
- fibra sinteticafiber made by extruding a synthetic substance
Spanish fibra sintética, acrocel
- fibra sintéticafiber made by extruding a synthetic substance
- acrocelfiber made by extruding a synthetic substance
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APA
synthetic fiber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthetic%20fiber
MLA
“synthetic fiber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthetic%20fiber. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synthetic fiber,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthetic%20fiber.
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