glass fiber

noun

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The inclusion of glass fibers prevents the material from shattering upon impact, addressing one of the primary concerns associated with ceramic watch cases. Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 The outages underscore how much of the global communications and financial system hinges on a few hundred cables of bundled glass fibers that are strung across ocean floors around the world, each cable about the same diameter as a garden hose. IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2024 However, its use in mattresses has raised safety concerns about the risks of airborne exposure to the glass fibers. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024 The Zadroga family sought a third opinion from Dr. Michael Baden, a renowned expert in forensic pathology, who found large glass fibers, plastic and other materials that would have come from toxic dust in James Zadroga’s lungs. John Annese, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for glass fiber 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of glass fiber was in 1882

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“Glass fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20fiber. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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