composite materials

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1. Materials, generally strong and lightweight, in which fibers of more than one sort of material are bonded together chemically. These types of materials were developed in the laboratory and derive their strength from the combination of materials rather than from the interlocking of a uniform set of atoms.

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Example Sentences

Today, those blades are typically made from titanium -- which is more than 50 percent heavier and can cost up to 10 times more than aluminum -- or from advanced composite materials.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

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 flexibility of the model's variables allows for rapid recalibration to different metal hydrides, potentially facilitating the discovery of new composite materials and innovative solid-state hydrogen storage solutions.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

In airplanes, composite materials contain carbon fiber to give more strength to plastic and other materials.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2024

This historic tomb, constructed of composite materials, is also of very recent erection.

From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by Walton, William