"microfiber" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-microfiber.wav Forms: microfibers [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + fiber. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|fiber}} micro- + fiber Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microfiber (countable and uncountable, plural microfibers)
  1. (American spelling) Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Synonyms: microfibre [British, Canadian] Translations (particularly fine fiber): microfibra [feminine] (Catalan), microfibre [feminine] (French), Mikrofaser [feminine] (German), microfibra [feminine] (Italian), mikrofiber [common-gender] (Swedish), mikrofiber (Turkish)

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