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Meaning of "rock wool" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCK WOOL

rock wool play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROCK WOOL

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Rock 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 ROCK WOOL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rock wool

Mineral wool

Mineral wool, mineral fibres, or man-made mineral fibres are fibres made from natural or synthetic minerals. The term "man-made mineral fibres" is generally used to refer solely to synthetic materials including fibreglass, ceramic fibres and stone wool. Industrial applications of mineral wool include thermal insulation, filtration, soundproofing, and germination of seedlings.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCK WOOL

rock opera
rock painting
rock partridge
rock pigeon
rock pipit
rock plant
rock pool
rock python
rock rabbit
rock salmon
rock salt
rock samphire
rock snake
rock star
rock steady
rock the boat
rock tripe
rock up
rock wallaby
rock-and-roll

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCK WOOL

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

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rock wool» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCK WOOL

Find out the translation of rock wool to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rock 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 «rock wool» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

岩棉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lana de roca
570 millions of speakers

English

rock wool
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉक ऊन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصوف الصخري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

минеральная вата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lã de rocha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিলা পশম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laine de roche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bulu batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steinwolle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ロックウール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암면
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wol rock
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

len đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராக் கம்பளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉक लोकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaya yünü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lana di roccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wełna mineralna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мінеральна вата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vată minerală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πετροβάμβακα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rock wol
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stenull
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

steinull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rock wool

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK WOOL»

The term «rock wool» is normally little used and occupies the 121.094 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK WOOL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK WOOL»

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Popular Science
GOLD BOND ROCK WOOL INSULATION BOOK ! /our key to a 525-SJOO yearly saving • Mail the coupon right away for the big, fact-packed Gold Bond Rock Wool Insulation Booklet . . . absolutely free ! Tells you how Gold Bond Rock Wool  ...
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Insulating Materials: Principles, Materials, Applications
Mineral wool is the general term for the inorganic fibrous insulating materials glass wool and rock wool, which differ merely in terms of their raw materials and some of their properties. This review therefore considers insulating materials made ...
Margit Pfundstein, Roland Gellert, Martin Spitzner, 2012
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Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety
Slag wool and rock wool production involves melting and fi- brizing slag from metallic ore and igneous rock, respectively. The production process includes a dish shaped wheel and wheel centrifuge process. It produces 3.5 to 7 um average ...
Jeanne Mager Stellman, 1998
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LIFE
That's because TWINSULATION* has a silvery aluminum covering all around a core of fireproof rock wool — finest of all insulating materials This covering reflects heat from both sides. You can completely TWINSULATE the average size attic ...
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Particle-Lung Interactions
Animal data demonstrate the carcinogenic potential of glass wool in several animal species following intratracheal instillation, or intrapleural or intraperitoneal injection (42). Rock Wool and Slag Wool (Mineral Wool). Modern rock and slag ...
Peter Gehr, Joachim Heyder, 2000
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Heat Transfer
What thickness of a loosely packed rock wool insulation should be added to reduce the heat loss through the wall by 80 percent ? Data: k for common brick = 0.7 W/(m-K) k for gypsum layer = 0.48 W/(m-K) k for rock wool = 0.065 W/(m-K) ...
Viktor P. Isačenko, Varvara A. Osipova, Aleksandr Semenovič Sukomel, 1980
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Plant Nutrition of Greenhouse Crops
Table 11.1 Macro nutrient concentrations of plant tissues of different crops at optimal nutrient supply as affected by sand and by rock wool substrate. The contents are expressed as mmol kg~ ' dry matter Data Van den Bos (1994, 1994a , 1995, ...
C. Sonneveld, Wim Voogt, 2009
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Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
The Netherlands which is leading within the greenhouse sector has about 4000 ha with greenhouse vegetables and here rock wool is used on approx. 90% of the area. On the remaining area polyurethane is primarily used and to a less extent ...
‎1995
9
Comprehensive Guideline for Procurement of Products ...
for rock wool insulation, (2) recommend a range of recovered materials content levels for fiberglass insulation, and (3) recommend recovered materials content levels for structural fiberboard and laminated paperboard used for insulating ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1996
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Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Rock wool was first manufactured in 1897 in Alexandria, Indiana, by C. C. Hall using limestone as the raw material (4). At first, the use of rock (stone) wool or slag wool was limited to industrial insulation of boilers and pipes. Buildings at that ...
William N. Rom, Steven B. Markowitz, 2007

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCK WOOL»

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Survey Shows Manufacturers Used Over 2 Billion Pounds of …
"Fiber glass, rock wool and slag wool insulation are some of the best choices available for insulating residential and commercial buildings as well as mechanical ... «PR Newswire, Sep 14»
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Research and Markets: Slag and Rock Wool Market Research - A …
The report presents detailed overview of the Slag and Rock Wool market in the world and regions (CIS countries in particular) by contemplating and analyzing its ... «Business Wire, Oct 10»

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