carbon fibre

British

noun

a black silky thread of pure carbon made by heating and stretching textile fibres and used because of its lightness and strength at high temperatures for reinforcing resins, ceramics, and metals, esp in turbine blades and for fishing rods

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He saw visible gaps in the material, areas where the layers of carbon fibre were coming apart - known as delamination.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

He’s already used to his carbon fibre limb and is even training for next year’s Invictus Games.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

The hull’s material attracted the most attention - it was made from layers of carbon fibre mixed with resin.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

Titan's hull was made from numerous layers of carbon fibre mixed with resin.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2024

The search for the carbon fibre had cost about a hundred thousand dollars.

From The Story of Great Inventions by Burns, Elmer Ellsworth

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