carbon fiber
noun
: a very strong lightweight synthetic fiber made especially by carbonizing acrylic fiber at high temperatures
also
: a material made from such fibers embedded in a resinous matrix
a high-performance automobile with a carbon fiber body
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The suspension blends road-car comfort with race-car precision, while ultra-thin carbon fiber body panels (just six-tenths of a millimeter thick in places) help keep weight down to an astonishing 2,110 lb (957 kg).
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New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
Plus, the vacuum has a carbon fiber soft dusting brush and a mattress tool for home cleaning.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will play football with a carbon fiber turf toe plate in his shoe, battle through it to throw two touchdown passes and win a crucial game.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Bastian Behrens, Blackwave founder and TUM alumnus, revealed that the tank is the most elegant application for carbon fibers.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
Plus, the vacuum has a carbon fiber soft dusting brush and a mattress tool for home cleaning.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will play football with a carbon fiber turf toe plate in his shoe, battle through it to throw two touchdown passes and win a crucial game.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
Bastian Behrens, Blackwave founder and TUM alumnus, revealed that the tank is the most elegant application for carbon fibers.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for carbon fiber
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“Carbon fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20fiber. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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