fiberglass
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- 1 fiberglass、glass fiber
This word refers to glass formed into fine fibers, a material used for insulation and for reinforcing manufactured products.
fiberglass、glass fiber
A material made of fine glass fibers and used mainly for insulation or reinforcement.
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ฉนวนใยแก้ว chanǔan yay kɛ̂ɛw glass-fiber insulation ฉนวนใยแก้ว details
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ใยแก้วอาจทำให้ระคายเคืองผิวหนัง yay kɛ̂ɛw àat tham hây rakhaay khʉaŋ phǐw nǎŋ Fiberglass may irritate the skin. ใยแก้วอาจทำให้ระคายเคืองผิวหนัง details
Learning notes
Explanation
ใย means a fiber or fine strand, and แก้ว means glass, so the word literally describes glass fibers. It is used for material found in building insulation and in reinforced products. On its own, it normally refers to fiberglass as a material. In telecommunications, it appears in ใยแก้วนำแสง, literally a glass fiber that carries light, meaning “optical fiber.”
Usage
It is commonly found in construction, insulation work, manufacturing, and material descriptions. In telecommunications and internet service contexts, it usually appears as ใยแก้วนำแสง or สายใยแก้วนำแสง.
Caution
ใยแก้ว by itself normally means fiberglass and does not necessarily mean optical fiber. Use ใยแก้วนำแสง when you specifically mean fiber used for optical communication. The word is also not limited to insulation material.
Differences from similar words
1 fiberglass synonyms
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เส้นใยแก้ว also means “glass fiber” and is a fuller, more explicit term for the fibers themselves. ใยแก้ว is the shorter common form.
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ไฟเบอร์กลาส is a loanword from “fiberglass” and is common when describing the material of a product. ใยแก้ว is the Thai term and fits technical descriptions of the material or fibers.