composite material
Noun: 1. A strong, lightweight engineered material: A composite material is a substance created in a laboratory or industrial setting by chemically or physically bonding together two or more distinct constituent materials. These constituents, often fibers and a matrix, combine to produce a material with properties superior to those of the individual components alone, typically characterized by high strength and low weight.
General Use:
- The aircraft's wings are made from a carbon-fiber composite material.
- Engineers are developing new composite materials for use in electric vehicles to improve efficiency.
Describing Properties:
- The key advantage of a composite material is its high strength-to-weight ratio.
- This composite material is resistant to both corrosion and extreme temperatures.
"Advanced composite material": Refers to composites using high-performance fibers (like carbon, aramid, or boron) in a matrix, often used in aerospace and high-tech applications.
- The fighter jet's fuselage is constructed from advanced composite materials.
Conceptual Use: The term can be used metaphorically to describe something made from disparate elements.
- The city's culture is a composite material of traditions from around the world.
Composite (noun/adjective): The shorter form often used to refer to or describe a composite material.
- The part is molded from a carbon composite. (noun)
- The composite structure proved to be very durable. (adjective)
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP): A common type of composite material where fibers (e.g., glass, carbon) are embedded in a polymer resin matrix.
Laminate: A product made by bonding layers of material, which can be a type of composite.
- Engineered material
- Hybrid material
- Reinforced material
- Matrix: The surrounding material in a composite that binds the fibers or particles together.
- Reinforcement: The strong constituent (e.g., fibers, particles) embedded in the matrix to provide strength.
- Bonding: The process of joining the different constituents together.
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strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically
