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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Modern rotors are even more efficient than the ones on Buckau in 1925 because they are made with lighter composite materials such as carbon fibre.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

The plan was to build its hull - the part where the passengers would sit - out of carbon fibre.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

It was the first commercial plane to be built primarily of composites such as carbon fibre, rather than aluminium, in order to reduce weight.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025

Roy Thomas from the American Bureau of Shipping said carbon fibre was not approved for deep sea subs because it can weaken with every dive and fail suddenly without warning.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 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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