fibreglass
English
/ˈfaɪbəɡlɑːs/
noun
Definitions
- Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
- A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
Etymology
Compound from English fibre + English glass.
Origin
English
glass
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backglass English
- bioglass English
- chimney-glass English
- chlorofibre English
- coverglass English
- cupping glass English
- eyeglass English
- fibre English
- fibreboard English
- fibrecraft English
- fibred English
- fibrefill English
- fibreglassing English
- fibreise English
- fibreless English
- fibrelike English
- fibrescope English
- fibrewood English
- fibriform English
- fibrin English
- fibrise English
- fibrisol English
- fibrous English
- fluorofibre English
- glass English
- glassblower English
- glassblowing English
- glassblown English
- glasschord English
- glasscutter English
- glasscutting English
- glassen English
- glasser English
- glassery English
- glasseye English
- glassfish English
- glassformer English
- glassful English
- glasshouse English
- glassichord English
- glassification English
- glassify English
- glassine English
- glassless English
- glasslike English
- glassmaker English
- glassmaking English
- glassman English
- glasspack English
- glasspaper English
- glassware English
- glasswasher English
- glasswashing English
- glasswork English
- glassworker English
- glassworking English
- glassworks English
- glasswort English
- glassy English
- glazen English
- glazier English
- glaziery English
- hollowfibre English
- hourglass English
- macrofibre English
- mesoglass English
- multifibre English
- myofibre English
- nonglass English
- optical glass English
- pycnofibre English
- sandglass English
- sea glass English
- shot glass English
- shot-glass English
- spyglass English
- stormglass English
- sunglass English
- superglass English
- weatherglass English
- windowglass English
- glas Dutch, Flemish
- fibre French
- glas Middle English
- fibro Esperanto
- गिलास Hindi
- glas Afrikaans
- గలాసు Telugu
- gelas Malay
- glasi Swahili
- গ্লাস Bengali
- گلاس Urdu
- kilaaj Marshallese
- kilaj Marshallese
- glas Tok Pisin
- galas Brunei Malay
- قلاص Gulf Arabic
- girazi Shona
- ngirathi Kikuyu, Gikuyu
- kelassaq Yup'ik
- gilaas Fiji Hindi
- gilaadha Guugu Yimidhirr
- glass
- fibre
- glazen
- fibred
- glassy
- fibrin
- fibrous
- fibrise
- glazier
- glasser
- glassen
- glassful
- glassery
- glassify
- spyglass
- glasseye
- sunglass
- glassman
- fibreise
- glaziery
- bioglass
- eyeglass
- fibrisol
- myofibre
- glassine
- nonglass
- glasspack
- sea glass
- backglass
- fibriform
- fibrewood
- glassless
- glasswort
- glasswork
- fibrelike
- mesoglass
- sandglass
- hourglass
- glassware
- fibrefill
- glassfish
- glasslike
- fibreless
- glassblown
- multifibre
- shot glass
- stormglass
- macrofibre
- glasshouse
- shot-glass
- fibrescope
- pycnofibre
- fibreboard
- glasspaper
- fibrecraft
- glasschord
- coverglass
- superglass
- glassmaker
- glassworks
- glassblower
- glassformer
- glassmaking
- windowglass
- hollowfibre
- glasscutter
- glassworker
- fluorofibre
- chlorofibre
- glasswasher
- glassichord
- glasswashing
- glassworking
- glasscutting
- glassblowing
- weatherglass
- cupping glass
- fibreglassing
- chimney-glass
- optical glass
- glassification