English Dictionary

GLASS WOOL

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does glass wool mean? 

GLASS WOOL (noun)
  The noun GLASS WOOL has 1 sense:

1. glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling woolplay

  Familiarity information: GLASS WOOL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GLASS WOOL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glass wool" is a kind of...):

filter (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)

dielectric; insulator; nonconductor (a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"In for a dime, in for a dollar." (English proverb)

"Five minutes of health comfort the ill one" (Breton proverb)

"Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten." (Nigerian proverb)

"Hunger drives the wolf from its den." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact