Definitions for glass fiber
glass fiber

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1. optical fiber, glass fiber, optical fibre, glass fibrenoun

   a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images

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1. Glass fiber

   Glass fiber (or glass fibre) is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass. Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of glass fiber was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling. In 1893, Edward Drummond Libbey exhibited a dress at the World's Columbian Exposition incorporating glass fibers with the diameter and texture of silk fibers. Glass fibers can also occur naturally, as Pele's hair. Glass wool, which is one product called "fiberglass" today, was invented some time between 1932 to 1933 by Games Slayter of Owens-Illinois, as a material to be used as thermal building insulation. It is marketed under the trade name Fiberglas, which has become a genericized trademark. Glass fiber when used as a thermal insulating material is specially manufactured with a bonding agent to trap many small air cells, resulting in the characteristically air-filled low-density "glass wool" family of products. Glass fiber has roughly comparable mechanical properties to other fibers such as polymers and carbon fiber. Although not as rigid as carbon fiber, it is much cheaper and significantly less brittle when used in composites. Glass fiber reinforced composites are used in marine industry and piping industries because of good environmental resistance, better damage tolerance for impact loading, high specific strength and stiffness.

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1. glass fiber

   Glass fiber is a durable, lightweight material consisting of numerous, extremely fine fibers of glass. It is commonly used in various industries such as telecommunications, automobiles, aerospace, and construction, due to its properties such as high tensile strength, low weight, good insulation, and resistance to heat and chemicals. They are often used in composites with a plastic, creating materials known as fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), which are used to manufacture products like surfboards, boats, pipes, and more. The optical fibers used in telecommunications are also made from extremely pure glass fiber.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of glass fiber in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of glass fiber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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