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glass fiber

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glass fiber: see fiberglass fiberglass, thread made from glass. It is made by forcing molten glass through a kind of sieve, thereby spinning it into threads. Fiberglass is strong, durable, and impervious to many caustics and to extreme temperatures.
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glass fiber [¦glas ¦fī·bər]
(materials)
A glass thread less than a thousandth of an inch (25 micrometers) thick, used loosely or in woven form as an acoustic, electrical, or thermal insulating material and as a reinforcing material in laminated plastics. Also known as fiberglass.


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