"carbon fiber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: carbon fibers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carbon fiber (plural carbon fibers)
  1. A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon. Translations (filament): fibra de carboni [feminine] (Catalan), kulfiber [common-gender] (Danish), süsinikkiud (Estonian), hiilikuitu (Finnish), Kohlefaser [feminine] (German), Kohlenstofffaser [feminine] (German), szénszál (Hungarian), karbonszál (Hungarian), fibra di carbonio [feminine] (Italian), fibra de carbono [feminine] (Portuguese), fibra de carbono [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-carbon_fiber-en-noun-en:filament_of_carbon_or_carbonized_matter Disambiguation of 'filament': 74 3 22
  2. A cloth or felt made from these fibers. Translations (cloth): hiilikuitukangas (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-carbon_fiber-en-noun-en:cloth_or_felt_made_from_filaments_of_carbon_or_carbonized_matter Disambiguation of 'cloth': 0 100 0
  3. Ellipsis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer/plastic, a type of strong and lightweight composite material, especially epoxied composite laminate. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: carbon fiber reinforced polymer/plastic (extra: a type of strong and lightweight composite material, especially epoxied composite laminate) Categories (topical): Carbon Synonyms: CFRP, carbon [informal], carbon fibre [UK] Translations (composite material): polímer reforçat amb fibra de carboni [masculine] (Catalan), fibra de carboni [feminine] (Catalan), fibre de carbone [feminine] (French), PRFC [masculine] (French), Kohlefaser [feminine] (German), Carbon [neuter] (German), Karbon [neuter] (German), CFK [masculine] (German), kohlenstofffaserverstärkter Kunststoff [masculine] (German), polimero rinforzato con fibra di carbonio [masculine] (Italian), fibra di carbonio [feminine] (Italian), polímero reforçado com fibra de carbono [masculine] (Portuguese), PRFC [masculine] (Portuguese), fibra de carbono [feminine] (Portuguese), polímero reforzado con fibra de carbono [masculine] (Spanish), fibra de carbono [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-carbon_fiber-en-noun-en:composite_material_made_with_filaments_of_carbon_or_carbonized_matter Disambiguation of Carbon: 26 13 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Allotropes of carbon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 19 48 Disambiguation of Allotropes of carbon: 14 8 78 Disambiguation of 'composite material': 15 9 76

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