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FIBERGLASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fiberglass mean? 

FIBERGLASS (noun)
  The noun FIBERGLASS has 1 sense:

1. a covering material made of glass fibers in resinsplay

  Familiarity information: FIBERGLASS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FIBERGLASS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A covering material made of glass fibers in resins

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

fiberglass; fibreglass

Hypernyms ("fiberglass" is a kind of...):

covering material (a material used by builders to cover surfaces)


 Context examples 


Silica is a key ingredient in glass, including plate glass for windows, as well as fiberglass.

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