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noun
Any engineered material composed of two radically different materials in a tightly bonded matrix and having properties significantly different from either constituent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: material, stuff
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