fibreglass

«fibreglass» in Mova's school dictionary: a light, strong material made of very thin glass threads… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fibreglass — uncountable); US fiberglass

meaning for a pupil

1) Fibreglass is a light, strong material made of very thin glass threads, often set in plastic. tree →

2) It is used to make boats, car bodies, helmets, slides and surfboards, and to keep houses warm as insulation in lofts. tree →

sense in the lessons

Science and design lessons about materials and their properties (light, strong, waterproof, insulating). Safety: loft insulation can make skin itch; use gloves. Phrases: fibreglass boat, fibreglass insulation.

examples

• The boat is made of fibreglass. tree →
• Fibreglass insulation keeps the loft warm. tree →
• Wear gloves when touching fibreglass, it makes skin itchy. tree →
• The playground slide is fibreglass. tree →
• Fibreglass is light but strong. tree →
• The surfboard has a fibreglass coat. tree →

note

UK, Australia and NZ: fibreglass; US: fiberglass; Canada uses both. Uncountable. Fibreglass is made from glass but it bends and does not shatter like a window.

In the corpora

• A cast is a hard shell of plaster or fibreglass that stops a broken bone moving while it heals.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fibreglass» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.