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Meaning of "glass wool" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GLASS WOOL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLASS WOOL

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Glass wool 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 GLASS WOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glass wool

Glass wool

Glass wool or fiberglass insulation is an insulating material made from fibres of glass arranged into a texture similar to wool. Glass wool is produced in rolls or in slabs, with different thermal and mechanical properties.

Definition of glass wool in the English dictionary

The definition of glass wool in the dictionary is fine spun glass massed into a wool-like bulk, used in insulation, filtering, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLASS WOOL

glass can
glass case
glass ceiling
glass door
glass eye
glass factory
glass fibre
glass harmonica
glass jaw
glass slipper
glass snake
glass string
glass-blower
glass-blowing
glass-maker
glass-making
glass-worker
glasscloth
glasscutter
glassed

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLASS WOOL

berlin wool
Botany wool
clean wool
cotton wool
darning wool
dyed in the wool
grease wool
greasy wool
knitting wool
lamb´s wool
mineral wool
new wool
pure new wool
rock wool
Shetland wool
smart wool
steel wool
virgin wool
wire wool
wood wool
wool

Synonyms and antonyms of glass wool in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glass wool» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLASS WOOL

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

Translator English - Chinese

玻璃棉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lana de vidrio
570 millions of speakers

English

glass wool
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कांच ऊन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصوف الزجاجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стекловата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lã de vidro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাচের সূক্ষ্ম তন্তু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laine de verre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bulu kaca
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glaswolle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グラスウール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유리 섬유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaca wol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

len thủy tinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணாடி கம்பளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काचेच्या लोकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cam yünü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lana di vetro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wełna szklana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скловата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vată de sticlă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υαλοβάμβακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glas wol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glasull
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glassull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glass wool

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLASS WOOL»

The term «glass wool» is regularly used and occupies the 101.037 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLASS WOOL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glass wool» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glass wool» 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 glass wool

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLASS WOOL»

Discover the use of glass wool in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glass wool and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety
The continuous glass filament production process results in less variation from the average fibre diameter in comparison to glass wool and special-purpose glass fibre. Continuous glass filament fibres range from 3 to 25 um in diameter.
Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998
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Clinical Environmental Health and Toxic Exposures
Glass wool fibers are produced by spinning or blowing molten glass consisting of silicon, aluminum, boron, calcium, sodium, and other inorganic oxides (3). Glass wool was developed originally for use in residential insulation and furnace ...
John Burke Sullivan, Gary R. Krieger, 2001
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Laboratory Production of Cattle Embryos
Cleavage rate and blastocyst yield were significantly higher, as was the mean cell number. Glass-wool filtration and swim-up separation of frozen-thawed bull sperm were compared by workers in Canada. who found comparable sperm quality ...
Ian Gordon, 2003
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Analytical Artifacts: GC, MS, HPLC, TLC and PC
Several authors have noted that glass wool contains contaminants, and methods for removing them have been described. Giam and Wong (1972) reported that petroleum ether extracts of glass wool may contain electron-capturing ...
B.S. Middleditch, 1989
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Environmental and Occupational Medicine
most soluble, followed by glass wool, rock (stone) wool, and basalt wool. Figure 21.8 is a SEM of MMVF before and after subjection to leaching for 180 days in modified Gamble's solution. The dissolution of MMVF can be influenced by the pH ...
William N. Rom, Steven B. Markowitz, 2007
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Proctor and Hughes' Chemical Hazards of the Workplace
FIBROUS GLASS/GLASSWOOL CAS: none Synonyms: Glass wool (finely fibrous or filamentous matter suggestive of sheep wool, made from glass fibers); synthetic vitreous fibers; SVF; AAA fine glass fiber; JM 100; JM104;JM106;JM110; B-1 ...
‎2004
7
Structures in Fire: Proceedings of the Sixth International ...
However, once the cladding has fallen off and the insulation is directly exposed to the fire (post-protection phase t ≥ tf), glass wool insulation will undergo decomposition, gradually losing its protecting effect for the timber member by surface ...
Venkatesh Kodur, Jean-Marc Franssen, 2010
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Physical Properties of Polymers
Two tubes containing Pyrex beads in glass wool and solvent: (a) the refractive index of solvent matches that of glass wool; and (b) the refractive index of solvent is different from that of glass wool or pyrex beads and scattering from the glass ...
James Mark, 2004
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The Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide for Gas ...
Dean Rood. Split liners are available in a variety of designs ranging from simple, straight tubes to ones with complex inner surfaces; some may be packed with glass wool. Split liners with complex inner surfaces are designed to thoroughly mix ...
Dean Rood, 2007
10
Sustainable Building - Design Manual: sustainable building ...
Glass wool Glass wool is extensively used as a core material laminated by plywood, metallic sheets, or plastics for thermal and acoustic insulation. It is preferably used in ceilings, walls and door shutters in buildings. It should be preferred ...
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLASS WOOL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glass wool is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Global Glass Wool Insulation Industry
Market Analysis III-44Outlook III-44German Glass Wool Insulation Market ... for Russian Glass Wool InsulationMarket III-62Table 80: Insulation ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
2
Imports of Glass Fibre and Articles thereof from China PR
Specifically excluded from the scope of the product under consideration are glass wool, fibre glass wool, fibre glass insulation in wool form, ... «The Dollar Business, Jul 15»
3
材质:玻璃棉、岩棉、硅酸铝
玻璃棉毯(glass wool unbonded blanket)是用不含外墙玻璃棉复合板价格黏结剂的玻璃棉,并用纸、布或金属网等作为覆面材料增强制成的毯状制品 ... «中铝网, Jul 15»
4
Improving insulation materials, down to wetting crossed fibres
Relevant to the building industry, which uses glass wool, for instance, this phenomenon can be better understood by studying the behavior of a ... «R & D Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Improving insulation materials, down to wetting crossed fibers
Relevant to the building industry, which uses glass wool, for instance, this phenomenon can be better understood by studying the behaviour of ... «Science News, Jul 15»
6
Recycle Week in Westbury
After it is collected the glass is taken to be crushed, melted and moulded or blown into new bottles and jars or glass wool insulation for homes. «White Horse News, Jun 15»
7
Belarus prime minister examines implementation of investment …
... Neman to discuss the implementation of an import-substituting project for making heat and sound-insulating products made of glass wool. «Belarus News, Jun 15»
8
Primacoustic launches acoustic panels you can paint
Each panel is made from 1-1/2in thick high density 6lb glass wool for exceptionally even absorption and feature resin hardened edges with ... «AV Magazine, Jun 15»
9
The Sound lab
The decor is stylish yet highly functional,” begins 29-year-old studio designer Juraij, who's used heavy soundproof double doors, glass wool ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
10
Global Mineral Wool Market to Grow at a 7% CAGR by 2019
This report also covers in detail mineral wool, by type; Glass Wool and Stone Wool along with the detailed analysis of mineral wool by products ... «Benzinga, Jun 15»

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