glass fiber in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for glass fiber in the English»French Dictionary

glass fibre Brit, glass fiber Am N

glass fibre

fibre f de verre

Translations for glass fiber in the English»French Dictionary

fibre Brit, fiber Am [Brit ˈfʌɪbə, Am ˈfaɪbər] N

1. fibre (filament, strand):

fibre (of thread, wood)

fibre f

2. fibre TEXTIL:

fibre

fibre f

a synthetic/artificial fibre

une fibre synthétique/artificielle

3. fibre (in diet):

fibre

fibres fpl

a high fibre diet

une alimentation riche en fibres

4. fibre:

fibre BOT (cell)

fibre f

fibre PHYSIOL (of muscle, nerve)

fibre f

root fibres

radicelles fpl

5. fibre (strength):

fibre fig

courage m

I.glass [Brit ɡlɑːs, Am ɡlæs] N

1. glass (substance):

glass

verre m

a piece of glass

un morceau de verre

a piece of glass (tiny)

un éclat de verre

to cultivate sth under glass

cultiver qc sous verre

behind glass books, ornaments etc

dans des vitrines

behind glass attr bottle, ornament, shelf, tube, vase

en verre

2. glass (drinking vessel):

glass

verre m

a glass of wine

un verre de vin

3. glass U:

glass, a. glassware

verrerie f

glass, a. glassware (glasses only)

services mpl de verres

4. glass (mirror):

glass dated

miroir m

5. glass (telescope):

glass

longue-vue f

6. glass (barometer):

glass

baromètre m

the glass is rising/falling

le baromètre monte/baisse

II.glasses N npl

1. glasses (spectacles):

glasses

lunettes fpl

a pair of glasses

une paire de lunettes

he wears reading glasses

il doit porter des lunettes quand il lit

2. glasses (binoculars):

glasses

jumelles fpl

glass fiber in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for glass fiber in the English»French Dictionary

glass fibre N

glass fibre → fibreglass

See also fibreglass

fibreglass N

fibreglass

fibre f de verre

Translations for glass fiber in the English»French Dictionary

fiber [ˈfɪbəʳ, Am -ɚ] N Am, fibre N

fiber

fibre f

moral fiber

qualités fpl morales

glass [glɑ:s, Am glæs] N

1. glass (hard transparent material):

glass

verre m

pane of glass

vitre f

2. glass (mirror):

glass

miroir m

3. glass (glassware):

glass

verrerie f

4. glass (holder for drinks, drink in a glass):

glass

verre m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Open-weave glass fiber grids are used to reinforce asphalt pavement.

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Non-woven glass fiber/polymer blend mats are used saturated with asphalt emulsion and overlaid with asphalt, producing a waterproof, crack-resistant membrane.

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Glass fiber or plastic optical fiber can be used to guide the light along a desired path.

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Glass fiber is inexpensive and corrosion-proof, but not as ductile as steel.

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A laser beam is guided like in a glass fiber.

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Glass fiber concretes are mainly used in exterior building faade panels and as architectural precast concrete.

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A portion of the scintillation light propagates through the glass fiber, which acts as a waveguide.

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Until this time, all glass fiber had been manufactured as staple (that is, clusters of short lengths of fiber).

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The mural is made of glass fiber reinforced concrete and is framed with a plain concrete border.

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The magnetometer was housed in a glass fiber phenolic resin conical tube attached to the sphere.

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