man-made fibre
1man made fibre — n. synthetic fiber …
2fibre, man-made — Introduction fibre whose chemical composition, structure, and properties are significantly modified during the manufacturing process. Man made fibres are spun and woven into a huge number of consumer and industrial products, including… …
3man-made — UK / US adjective something that is man made has been made by people and does not exist naturally. Some people avoid using this word because they think it is offensive to women, and they use manufactured instead Rayon is a man made fibre. a man… …
4ˌman-ˈmade — adj something that is man made has been made by people and does not exist naturally Ant: natural Rayon is a man made fibre.[/ex] …
5man-made — adj. Man made is used with these nouns: ↑disaster, ↑famine, ↑fibre, ↑lake, ↑material, ↑object, ↑reservoir …
6man-made fiber — noun fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes • Syn: ↑synthetic fiber • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre • Hyponyms: ↑acrylic fiber, ↑acrylic, ↑nylon …
7Properties and Applications of Prominent Man-Made Fibres, Table — ▪ Table Table 1: Properties and Applications of Prominent Man Made Fibres Polymer family and type common names and trade names deniers (gm/9,000 m) tensile strength (gm/denier) elongation at break (%) initial modulus (gm/denier)… …
8fibre — fi|bre BrE fiber AmE [ˈfaıbə US ər] n 1.) [U] the parts of plants that you eat but cannot ↑digest. Fibre helps to keep you healthy by moving food quickly through your body ▪ Fruit and vegetables are high in fibre content . ▪ food that is high in… …
9fibre — BrE, fiber AmE noun 1 (U) parts of plants that you eat but cannot digest 1 (1), which help food to move quickly through your body: Fruit and vegetables are high in fibre content. 2 (U) a mass of threads used to make rope, cloth etc : man… …
10fibre — UK US /ˈfaɪbər/ noun UK (US fiber) ► [C or U] a thread like part made from plants or artificial material which can be made into products: »Natural fibres such as cotton tend to be cooler. »artificial/man made/synthetic fibre(s) »They use… …