"man-made fiber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: man-made fibers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} man-made fiber (plural man-made fibers)
  1. A fiber which is either synthetic or a natural fiber whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing process. Hyponyms: chemical fiber, regenerated fiber, semisynthetic fiber, synthetic fiber Translations (modified fiber): 人造纖維 (Chinese Mandarin), 人造纤维 (rénzào xiānwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), tekokuitu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-man-made_fiber-en-noun-Qx92C7Ff Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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