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What (who) is fibreglass - definition

TYPE OF PLASTIC REINFORCED BY GLASS FIBER
Fiberglas; Fibreglass; Glass reinforced plastic; Fibre-glass; Glass-fibre; Chopped strand mat; Fibre glass; Glassfiber; Glassfibre; S-glass; Fiber glass; GFRP; Fiberglass reinforced plastic; Glass Fibre; Glass Reinforced Plastic; Chopped glass fiber; Glass-reinforced polymer; Glass-reinforced plastic; Fiber-glass; Fibreglass-reinforced plastic; Fibreglass reinforced plastic; Fiberglass-reinforced plastic; Fibreglass resin; Glass fiber reinforced plastic; C-glass
  • A fiberglass dome house in [[Davis, California]]
  • A [[cryostat]] made of fiberglass
  • Glass reinforcements used for fiberglass are supplied in different physical forms: microspheres, chopped or woven [[glass cloth]].
  • Several large fiberglass tanks at an airport
  • winged Victory]] in the Santa Giulia museum in [[Brescia]].

fibreglass         
(US fiberglass)
¦ noun
1. a reinforced plastic material composed of glass fibres embedded in a resin matrix.
2. a textile fabric made from woven glass filaments.
fibreglass         
Note: in AM, use 'fiberglass'
1.
Fibreglass is plastic strengthened with short, thin threads of glass.
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2.
Fibreglass is a material made from short, thin threads of glass which can be used to stop heat escaping.
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glass fibre         
¦ noun chiefly Brit. a strong plastic, textile, or other material containing embedded glass filaments for reinforcement.

Wikipedia

Fiberglass

Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass cloth. The plastic matrix may be a thermoset polymer matrix—most often based on thermosetting polymers such as epoxy, polyester resin, or vinyl ester resin—or a thermoplastic.

Cheaper and more flexible than carbon fiber, it is stronger than many metals by weight, non-magnetic, non-conductive, transparent to electromagnetic radiation, can be molded into complex shapes, and is chemically inert under many circumstances. Applications include aircraft, boats, automobiles, bath tubs and enclosures, swimming pools, hot tubs, septic tanks, water tanks, roofing, pipes, cladding, orthopedic casts, surfboards, and external door skins.

Other common names for fiberglass are glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), glass-fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) or GFK (from German: Glasfaserverstärkter Kunststoff). Because glass fiber itself is sometimes referred to as "fiberglass", the composite is also called fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP). This article will adopt the convention that "fiberglass" refers to the complete fiber-reinforced composite material, rather than only to the glass fiber within it.

Carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers are a similar composite material in which the reinforcement are carbon fibers.

Examples of use of fibreglass
1. Two fibreglass water tankers were also destroyed.
2. The only vehicles available to them were fibreglass Jeeps; there were no armoured Land Rovers.
3. Maybe it did once, in his early career, but now it‘s all fibreglass and feeding tubes.
4. Donations of fibreglass boats to some fishing communities have helped revive their livelihoods.
5. Even fibreglass skeletons were used during the filming of one episode.