carbon fiber

noun

1. a strong, stiff, thin fiber of nearly pure carbon, made by subjecting various organic raw materials to high temperatures, combined with synthetic resins to produce a strong, lightweight material used in construction of aircraft and spacecraft.

carbon fiber

1. An extremely strong, thin fiber, consisting of long, chainlike molecules of pure carbon that are made by charring synthetic fibers such as rayon in the absence of oxygen. Carbon fibers are used in high-strength composite materials in aircraft, automobiles, architectural structures, and in other applications where light materials capable of withstanding high stress are required.

Example Sentences

Biomechanics researchers have been studying carbon fiber plates for several decades, and they tend to view the plates as levers or stiffening devices, rather than springs.

From Outside Online

When the original Vaporfly was introduced, most of the attention focused on the curved carbon fiber plate, which people assumed would function as a “spring.”

From Outside Online

Archer has similar manufacturing needs as an automaker, Goldstein said, “where we use lightweight carbon fiber for a lot of the parts, we have electric motors, batteries all that like autos do.”

From TechCrunch

Select vivo smartphones are housed with a superconducting carbon fiber liquid cooling system to prevent device overheating, which is especially prevalent during intensive multimedia entertainment or e-sports usage scenarios.

From MIT Technology Review

The Trance Advanced Pro 29 frames are almost entirely carbon fiber composite, save an alloy lower link, and claim to weigh in at a mere 2,100 grams—shock included.

From Outside Online

She seemed to defy gravity throughout the dance, standing on the tips of the rubber and carbon fiber feet.

From The Daily Beast

For jazz and Latin dances, she wore a carbon fiber foot with an adjustable heel that let her dance up on her toes.

From The Daily Beast

Composites—in effect, laminations of many layers of carbon fiber, other plastics, as well as adhesives—are a chemical cocktail.

From The Daily Beast

They are pointy, zebra-striped Nike Cole Haans with silver buckles strapped onto her two shiny titanium carbon fiber legs.

From The Daily Beast

Nicknamed “Blade Runner,” Pistorius runs on J-shaped carbon-fiber lower legs.

From The Daily Beast