glasdraad

Definitions of glasdraad
  1. noun
    a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
    synonyms: glaswol
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    type of:
    draad, fiber, fibril, filament, vezel, vezelstof
    a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
  2. noun
    a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
    synonyms: fiberglas, glasfiber, glasvezel
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