Definition of "fiberglass" []

• A material consisting of extremely fine glass fibers, used in making various products, such as yarns, fabrics, insulators, and structural objects or parts. Also called spun glass. (noun)

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• "The show mainly consists of sculptural pieces – be it wall-bound relief, free-standing and/or suspended? done in fiberglass, silicone and/or plastic."
• "The blend is then mixed with glass pigments to produce the brilliant colors; then it is covered in fiberglass and cools down to a smooth crystalline finish."
• "Perhaps fiberglass is not as brittle as reinforced carbon-carbon (preventing a fracturing of the hull of Orion, a la the holing of the RCC on Columbia)."