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Meaning of "Corfam" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CORFAM

Corfam  [ˈkɔːfæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORFAM

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Corfam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORFAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Corfam

Artificial leather

Artificial leather is a fabric or finish intended to substitute for leather in fields such as upholstery, clothing, and fabrics, and other uses where a leather-like finish is required but the actual material is cost-prohibitive, unsuitable, or unusable for ethical reasons.

Definition of Corfam in the English dictionary

The definition of Corfam in the dictionary is ® a synthetic water-repellent material used as a substitute for shoe leather.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORFAM


OXFAM
ˈɒksfæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORFAM

Corfu
corgi
Cori
coria
coriaceous
coriander
Corinium
Corinth
Corinth Canal

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORFAM

Adam
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Amsterdam
cam
cream
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dream
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Nam
on the beam
program
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sam
spam
steam
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team
Vietnam

Synonyms and antonyms of Corfam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Corfam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORFAM

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The translations of Corfam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Corfam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Corfam
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Corfam
570 millions of speakers

English

Corfam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Corfam
380 millions of speakers
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Corfam
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Corfam
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Corfam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Corfam
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Corfam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Corfam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Corfam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Corfam
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Corfam
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Corfam
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Corfam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Corfam
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉर्फम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Corfam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Corfam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Corfam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Corfam
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Corfam
30 millions of speakers
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Corfam
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Corfam
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Corfam
10 millions of speakers
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Corfam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Corfam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORFAM»

The term «Corfam» is normally little used and occupies the 149.131 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORFAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Corfam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Corfam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Corfam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORFAM»

Discover the use of Corfam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Corfam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Faux Real: Genuine Leather and 200 Years of Inspired Fakes
Faux Real explores this borderland of the almost-real, the ersatz, and the fake, illuminating a centuries-old culture war between the authentic and the imitative.
Robert Kanigel, 2011
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Science and Corporate Strategy: Du Pont R and D, 1902-1980
showed that 8 percent of the Corfam wearers complained of some discomfort compared to 3 and 14 percent respectively for leather and vinyl.'06 These results were encouraging enough to push Corfam's development forward. Because F&F  ...
David A. Hounshell, 1988
3
New Scientist
Corfam's $100 million penalty for pioneering synthetic leather Holger Hyden, professor of neurobiology at the University of ... Du Pont's recent decision to terminate production of Corfam highlights the heavy burden placed on pioneers of new ...
4
Commercializing New Technologies: Getting from Mind to Market
In spite of all these advantages, Corfam sales fell somewhat below expectations while production and other costs far exceeded planned levels. resulting in losses estimated between $80 million and $100 million by 1971. At that time Corfam ...
Vijay K. Jolly, 1997
5
Popular Mechanics
I was so impressed that I soon bought a pair of loafers — also made of Corfam. They, too, were on the expensive side. But now, with more manufacturers producing Corfam shoes, you can run your own test this spring with an outlay of about ...
6
Brand Failures: The Truth about the 100 Biggest Branding ...
The company had predicted that by 1 984, a quarter of US shoes would be made from Corfam, but to do that it would first need to carve a niche for itself. In the United States of 1 963, the footwear market could be divided into the following ...
Matt Haig, 2005
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Product Engineering : Molecular Structure and Properties: ...
Corfam—DuPont, 1949 DuPont had been interested for a long time in developing a substitute for shoe leather (Hounshell and Smith 1988). Leather has many weaknesses, such as nonuniformity from irregularly shaped hides, becoming stiff  ...
School of Engineering and Applied Science Princeton University James Wei Dean, 2006
8
Six Timeless Marketing Blunders
From 1963 to 1971 , Du Pont Corporation spent perhaps $100 million on developing, manufacturing, and marketing their leather substitute called Corfam. When Corfam was introduced, Du Pont sang its praises as though it were another Nylon ...
William L. Shanklin, 1990
9
Successful Product and Business Development, First Edition
Jackson Hand, "12 Months," Popular Mechanics, May 1965; "'Corfam' versus Leather for Shoe Uppers," Consumer Reports, November 1965. 11. "Production and Consumption of Footwear," OECD Report 1963-1964. 12. "Synthetics: Good Fit ...
N. Giragosian, 1978
10
You Are the Corporate Executive
Although Corfam looks like a sure winner, you should proceed with caution because the high price of producing Corfam gives you little margin for error. If Corfam does not meet your customers' expectations for a high-quality pair of shoes, the ...
Nathan Aaseng, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORFAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Corfam is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jewell: Always a shoeshine boy
Throughout my Navy career, I continued to shine in the shoeshine department, defying the trend to buy brilliantly pre-shined “Corfam” military ... «Lebanon Democrat, Jun 15»
2
It's Palindrome Week — 8 Craziest Palindromes to Celebrate the …
... a tau, genua, navi, Teena, Kokaras, a kamala, Davey, Erund, Ems, Isiah, Petsamo, Lapham, Oeno, Glanti, Merari, Gean, Osrock, Corfam, Ace, ... «Mic, May 15»
3
Navy to issue flame-resistant coveralls in '14
Remember wearing CORFAM (read plastic) shoes and CNT (read plastic) kakais from 1980-2000...guess nothing has changed really. «The Virginian-Pilot, Aug 13»
4
Hurry up and wait or pay $500
Then came the honchos in their corfam shoes and string ties and big fancy automobile demanding their products. I just pointed to the dock ... «Overdrive Magazine, May 13»
5
NWUs still at sea 6 months after melt risk found
Synthetic T-shirts, acrylic V-neck sweaters and shiny Corfam shoes — none of these can be worn underway, sailors know, because there is a ... «NavyTimes.com, Apr 13»
6
The Navy SEAL Who Shot Osama Bin Laden Is Insured, But Still …
... the military, but it's largely remedial level, rote advice of marginal value: Wear a tie to interviews, not your Corfam (black shiny service) shoes. «Slate Magazine, Feb 13»
7
HDTV Expert - The Revival of RCA Television — by Ken Werner
(The largest was for Corfam, DuPont's artificial shoe-leather replacement.) RCA was adrift, and continued to drift even after the younger Sarnoff ... «HDTV Magazine, Jan 13»
8
A Day of Failure and Transformation for Old Dow Stalwarts
Longtime Dow component DuPont (NYSE: DD ) unveiled Corfam, its synthetic leather substitute on Jan. 27, 1964. Years of development and ... «Motley Fool, Jan 13»
9
Smart designs
There are also two pairs of shoes made from Corfam – a plastic-coated material developed by DuPont to imitate a range of leathers. Indeed ... «Financial Times, Jan 13»
10
16 Things I Learned From Reading Every Last Word of the October …
Dacron. Corfam. Cupioni. Vanopress. It's enough to make me itch all over. 13. In a story entitled “For Sukarno So Loves the World…,” credited ... «New York Times, Nov 12»

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