Kevlar

[ kev-lahr ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of aramid fiber.

Kevlar

/ ˈkɛvˌlɑː /

noun

1. a synthetic fibre, consisting of long-chain polyamides, having high tensile strength and temperate resistance

Example Sentences

Kevlar still has limits, as it can be torn apart by shrapnel or pierced by higher-powered bullets.

From Popular-Science

If armor derived from this research can be stronger than Kevlar at the same weight, or as strong as present Kevlar but lighter, it becomes a lot less like specialized gear and closer to the ease and functionality of everyday clothing.

From Popular-Science

Lightweight and sturdy, they can be as tough as a Kevlar vest or as flexible as a sandwich bag.

From Science News For Students

Kwolek is the brains behind Kevlar, the ultrastrong material that makes bulletproof jackets, well, bulletproof.

From Ozy

Kevlar is made of very tightly woven molecules that can only be separated by a lot of energy, more than can even be generated by a bullet.

From Ozy

The video is accompanied by a photograph of a young black girl wrapped tightly in Kevlar, and a pledge card asking people to vote.

From The Daily Beast

We are talking of a Kevlar Rupert, whose armored vest absorbs fusillades without him flinching.

From The Daily Beast

The helmet weighs about 12 pounds, and sits slightly unbalanced unlike the Kevlar I wore as a Marine.

From The Daily Beast

Larson felt his head snap back, but the Kevlar worked: the bullet stuck in the helmet.

From The Daily Beast

The last of the rounds to strike Murphy went through a layer of the Kevlar on his vest and went into his skull and brain.

From The Daily Beast

They were bulky from the Kevlar vests they wore under their rain slickers, with kind and exasperated expressions on their faces.

From Project Gutenberg