glass fiber

noun

: fiberglass

Examples of glass fiber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The technology is used in several kinds of hardware, including optical interconnects, or networks designed to transfer data from AI facilities through glass fibers at the speed of light. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

Most modern wind turbine blades are made from fiberglass composites, which combine glass fibers with epoxy resin. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Their in-flight wear included a jacket and trousers made out of a fire-resistant glass fiber. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026

The breakthrough was the development of solid-state lasers that use bundles of glass fibers doped with exotic elements like ytterbium, erbium, and thulium along with aluminum, germanium, and phosphorus. — New Atlas, 17 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for glass fiber

• prescriber
• subscriber
• transcriber
• cyber
• fibre