carbon fiber
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.94 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Ellipsis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer/plastic, a type of strong and lightweight composite material, especially epoxied composite laminate.
Example Sentences
- "“Anyone in our industry interested in the state of the art has to look at carbon fiber,” he said, adding that composite bikes could be common in three to five years. “Not only is it strong, and light, but you can position the fibers any way you want, to absorb all the stress you normally find in a bike.”"
- "One problem, though: with prices above $8 a pound for midgrade carbon fiber, the material costs about 20 times as much as the steel it replaces."