glaswol

Definitions of glaswol
  1. noun
    a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
    synonyms: glasdraad
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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
    glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool
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    type of:
    filter, filtersigaret
    device that removes something from whatever passes through it
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