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Meaning of "Fabrikoid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FABRIKOID

Fabrikoid  [ˈfæbrɪˌkɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FABRIKOID

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Fabrikoid 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 FABRIKOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fabrikoid

Fabrikoid was an imitation leather manufactured by DuPont. Fabrikoid consists of cotton cloth coated with nitrocellulose. Among other uses it has been used for luggage, bookbinding, upholstery and dress trimmings. By the 1920s Fabrikoid was used heavily in both automobile seat covers and the tops of covertible automobiles. Some of the early experienments on its uses in upholstery were conducted by Gilbert Rohde.

Definition of Fabrikoid in the English dictionary

The definition of Fabrikoid in the dictionary is ® a waterproof fabric made of cloth coated with pyroxylin.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FABRIKOID


autacoid
ˈɔːtəˌkɔɪd
autocoid
ˈɔːtəˌkɔɪd
bombycoid
ˈbɒmbɪˌkɔɪd
brachypinakoid
ˌbrækɪˈpɪnəˌkɔɪd
calycoid
ˈkælɪˌkɔɪd
clinopinacoid
ˌklaɪnəʊˈpɪnəˌkɔɪd
coracoid
ˈkɒrəˌkɔɪd
ericoid
ˈɛrɪˌkɔɪd
eunuchoid
ˈjuːnəˌkɔɪd
glucocorticoid
ˌɡluːkəʊˈkɔːtɪˌkɔɪd
gynaecoid
ˈdʒaɪnɪˌkɔɪd
gynecoid
ˈdʒaɪnɪˌkɔɪd
helicoid
ˈhɛlɪˌkɔɪd
lumbricoid
ˈlʌmbrɪˌkɔɪd
macropinacoid
ˌmækrəʊˈpɪnəˌkɔɪd
mineralocorticoid
ˌmɪnərələʊˈkɔːtɪˌkɔɪd
pinacoid
ˈpɪnəˌkɔɪd
pithecoid
ˈpɪθɪˌkɔɪd
scolecoid
ˈskəʊlɪˌkɔɪd
thylakoid
ˈθaɪləˌkɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FABRIKOID

Fabius Maximus
fable
fabled
fabler
fablet
fabliau
fabliaux
Fablon
Fabre
fabric
fabric conditioner
fabric ribbon
fabricant
fabricate
fabricated
fabrication
fabricative
fabricator
fabricking
Fabry

WORDS THAT END LIKE FABRIKOID

android
asteroid
avoid
clinopinakoid
colloid
devoid
factoid
humanoid
macropinakoid
obeliskoid
orthopinakoid
paranoid
Polaroid
rheumatoid
solenoid
steroid
tabloid
thyroid
typhoid
void

Synonyms and antonyms of Fabrikoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Fabrikoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FABRIKOID

Find out the translation of Fabrikoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Fabrikoid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Fabrikoid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Fabrikoid
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Fabrikoid
570 millions of speakers

English

Fabrikoid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fabrikoid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Fabrikoid
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Fabrikoid
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fabrikoid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Fabrikoid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fabrikoid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fabrikoid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fabrikoid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Fabrikoid
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Fabrikoid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fabrikoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Fabrikoid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Fabrikoid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेब्रिकॉइड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fabrikoid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fabrikoid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fabrikoid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Fabrikoid
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fabrikoid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Fabrikoid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fabrikoid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Fabrikoid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fabrikoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Fabrikoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FABRIKOID»

The term «Fabrikoid» is used very little and occupies the 184.031 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FABRIKOID» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FABRIKOID»

Discover the use of Fabrikoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fabrikoid 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
Du Pont was doing well with Fabrikoid, selling scads of it to the automobile makers, especially Ford. “I saw six finished cars come through inside of two minutes,” a Fabrikoid sales rep reported after touring a Ford assembly line. And almost ...
Robert Kanigel, 2011
2
Science and Corporate Strategy: Du Pont R and D, 1902-1980
Development Department personnel concluded - quite erroneously — that if Fabrikoid had developed its own solvent recovery process, the rest of its process must have also been as advanced as Du Pont's. Irenee convinced the Executive  ...
David A. Hounshell, 1988
3
Popular Mechanics
1110. U.S. PAT. OFF. How Many Cars Have Hides? a sequel to "How Many Hides Has a Cow?" M ORE cars are now upholstered in Du Pont Fabrikoid than in any other material. The number upholstered in leather counting all grades, real  ...
4
Popular Science
For years America's largest producers of automobiles have successfully used Motor Quality Fabrikoid for upholstering their cars. Thousands of owners never even knew their cars were not upholstered in leather, because Fabrikoid looks and ...
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Popular Science
Re-upholstering is a practical economy in every home. It is especially satisfactory when done- with ~"* " it=i Craftsman Quality Craftsman Fabrikoid is an upholstery material that exactly duplicates the finest leather in color, grain and finish and ...
6
Pierre S. Du Pont and the Making of the Modern Corporation
negotiations and they moved with surprising speed. Irenee and Pierre, certain that artificial leather was a growing and profitable field, hoped to exploit the fact that Fabrikoid's owners lacked the capital to take advantage of their experience.
Alfred Dupont Chandler, Stephen Salsbury, 2000
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Popular Mechanics
Other Ways in Which FABRIKOID is Relieving the Leather Market For upholstering furniture, buggies, and boats. For covering books (used by Government Printing Office and hundreds of America's largest binderies) . For making and lining ...
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Popular Mechanics
For several years the standard for book binding in the Government Printery has been Du Pont Fabrikoid. The upholstery specifications for the new Merchant Marine call for REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. Craftsman Quality What Uncle Sam has found by ...
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Popular Science
For several years the standard for book binding in the Government Printery has been Du Pont Fabrikoid. The upholstery specifications for the new Merchant Marine call for REG. US. PAT. OFF. Craftsman Quality What Uncle Sam has found by ...
10
Popular Science
For several years the standard for book binding in the Government Printery has been Du Pont Fabrikoid. The upholstery specifications for the new Merchant Marine call for RED U.S PATOFF. Craftsman Quality What Uncle Sam has found by ...

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FABRIKOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fabrikoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Leather without the cow: Flokser launches Artificial Leather based …
Brands abound, including Biothane, Birkibu, Birko-Flor, Clarino, Kydex, Lorica, Naugahyde, Rexine, Vegetan, and Fabrikoid. Most include ... «Biobased Digest, Jun 15»
2
The Shape of Something to Come
It was a DuPont product called Fabrikoid, an imitation leather made out of cotton soaked in nitrocellulose. Fabrikoid, DuPont says without irony, was “one of the ... «Palm Springs Life, May 15»
3
Building the Birmingham: How Peterborough almost became an …
... motor, Timken roller bearings, Michelin disk wheels, Detroit Steel Products springs, Firestone tires, and covered with Dupont Fabrikoid. «Peterborough Examiner, Jan 14»
4
Sit up and take notes
Faux leather can be identified in a number of different ways, including pleather, leatherette, Naugahyde, Corfam, ultrasuede, Fabrikoid, ... «Independent Online, Nov 12»
5
Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living
... realized with chrome, tubular steel, and such new materials as Bakelite, Fabrikoid (a leather-like fabric made by Du Pont), and Plexiglas. «Dexigner, Dec 08»

REFERENCE
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