Phrase guide

carbon fiber

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A very strong filament made by the pyrolysis of a synthetic fiber such as rayon.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A cloth or felt made from these fibers.

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noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of carbon fiber reinforced polymer/plastic, a type of strong and lightweight composite material, especially epoxied composite laminate.

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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CFRP, carbon

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: въглеродно влакно (vǎglerodno vlakno) — filament
  • Catalan: fibra de carboni — filament
  • Danish: kulfiber — filament
  • Estonian: süsinikkiud — filament
  • Finnish: hiilikuitu — filament
  • German: Kohlefaser — filament
  • German: Kohlenstofffaser — filament
  • Hungarian: szénszál — filament
  • Hungarian: karbonszál — filament
  • Italian: fibra di carbonio — filament
  • Polish: włókno węglowe — filament
  • Portuguese: fibra de carbono — filament
  • Spanish: fibra de carbono — filament
  • Bulgarian: карбонов плат (karbonov plat) — cloth
  • Finnish: hiilikuitukangas — cloth
  • Bulgarian: карбон (karbon) — composite material
  • Catalan: polímer reforçat amb fibra de carboni — composite material
  • Catalan: fibra de carboni — composite material
  • French: fibre de carbone — composite material
  • French: PRFC — composite material
  • German: Kohlefaser — composite material
  • German: Carbon — composite material
  • German: Karbon — composite material
  • German: CFK — composite material
  • German: kohlenstofffaserverstärkter Kunststoff — composite material
  • Italian: polimero rinforzato con fibra di carbonio — composite material
  • Italian: fibra di carbonio — composite material
  • Portuguese: polímero reforçado com fibra de carbono — composite material
  • Portuguese: PRFC — composite material
  • Portuguese: fibra de carbono — composite material
  • Spanish: polímero reforzado con fibra de carbono — composite material
  • Spanish: fibra de carbono — composite material