carbon fiber

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carbon fiber

noun carbon fibers · carbon fibre

  1. A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon.
  2. A cloth or felt made from these fibers.
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer/plastic, a type of strong and lightweight composite material, especially epoxied composite laminate. “Anyone in our industry interested in the state of the art has to look at carbon fiber,” he said, adding that composite bikes could be common in three to five years. “Not only is it strong, and light, but you can position the fibers any way you want, to absorb all the stress you normally find in a b

    Similar: CFRP, carbon

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@misc{carbon_fiber_2026,
  title = {carbon fiber},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carbon%20fiber},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}