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Fiberglas® [2 records]

Record 1 2011-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Glass
  • Plastics Industry
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
DEF

A material consisting of extremely fine filaments of glass that are combined in yarn and woven into fabrics, used in masses and as thermal and acoustical insulator, or embedded in various resins to make boat hulls, fishing rods, and the like.

CONT

fiber glass insulation ... a fiber glass boat.

Key term(s)
  • fiber-glass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de verre
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
DEF

Verre étiré en fils de 20 à 25 µm de diamètre, enchevêtré sous forme de laine de verre, ou de roving, ou tissé en mat de verre, calicots de pontage, tissu de verre, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de vidrio
  • Industria de plásticos
  • Aislamiento y acústica arquitectónicos
  • Materiales de construcción artificiales
DEF

Material fabricado con vidrio hilado, que se utiliza para aislamiento en edificios.

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Record 2 2011-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Plastic Materials
OBS

Fiberglas®: A trademark of Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.

Key term(s)
  • Fiberglas

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Matières plastiques
OBS

Fiberglas® : Marque de commerce de la compagnie Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.

OBS

Consommation et Corporations Canada affirme qu'il est abusif d'employer cette marque de commerce comme terme générique.

Key term(s)
  • Fiberglas

Spanish

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