loose fiber

См. также в других словарях:

• Fiber art — is a style of fine art which uses textiles such as fabric, yarn, and natural and synthetic fibers. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labour involved as part of its significance.Twylene Moyer, in her article, Handle with Care: Loose… …   Wikipedia

• Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… …   Medical dictionary

• Loose Fill Insulation —   Insulation made from rockwool fibers, fiberglass, cellulose fiber, vermiculite or perlite minerals, and composed of loose fibers or granules can be applied by pouring directly from the bag or with a blower …   Energy terms

• Optical fiber cable — A TOSLINK optical fiber cable with a clear jacket. These plastic fiber cables are used mainly for digital audio connections between devices. An optical fiber cable is a cable containing one or more optical fibers. The optical fiber elements are… …   Wikipedia

• Buffer (optical fiber) — In a fiber optic cable, a buffer is one type of component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers for the purpose of providing such functions as mechanical isolation, protection from physical damage and fiber identification. The buffer may …   Wikipedia

• The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" — Infobox Book | name = The Boats of Glen Carrig title orig = translator = image caption = dust jacket of The Boats of Glen Carrig author = William Hope Hodgson illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre …   Wikipedia

• sliv|er — «SLIHV uhr; also, SLY vuhr, dehf. 2», noun, verb. –n. 1. a long, thin piece that has been split off, broken off, or cut off; splinter. 2. a loose fiber, such as of wool, cotton, or flax: »The tangled fibers are straightened out and…rolled over… …   Useful english dictionary

• Oakum — Oak um ([=o]k [u^]m), n. [AS. [=a]cumba; pref. [=a] (cf. G. er , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out) + cemban to comb, camb comb. See {Comb}.] 1. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; used for calking the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• White oakum — Oakum Oak um ([=o]k [u^]m), n. [AS. [=a]cumba; pref. [=a] (cf. G. er , Goth. us , orig. meaning, out) + cemban to comb, camb comb. See {Comb}.] 1. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; used for calking… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Aluminium oxide — Alumina redirects here. For the company, see Alumina Limited. This article is about aluminium(III) oxide Al2O3. For other uses, see Aluminium oxide (disambiguation). Aluminium oxide …   Wikipedia

• oakum — /oh keuhm/, n. loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used for caulking the seams of ships. [bef. 1000; ME okome, OE acuma, var. of ACUMBA, lit., offcombings, equiv. to a separative prefix (see A 3) + cumba (see COMB1)] * …   Universalium