carbon fiber

noun

: a very strong lightweight synthetic fiber made especially by carbonizing acrylic fiber at high temperatures
also : a material made from such fibers embedded in a resinous matrix
a high-performance automobile with a carbon fiber body

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People often complain that cars are becoming heavier, but carbon fiber and other advanced materials give us ways to address that. — New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026 To do so, the shoe pairs a carbon fiber plate with TPU stability wings and supercritical foam to support propulsion, stability and responsive cushioning. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Scaling up Engineers discovered voids, or air pockets, between layers of carbon fiber that make up the domes’ composite structure. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026 For example, the 2016 design, called the Interplanetary Transport System (ITS), employed carbon fiber, but this gave way to the stainless-steel Starship, which SpaceX began testing in 2019 with short hops from its Texas site. — Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carbon fiber

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First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carbon fiber was in 1960

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“Carbon fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20fiber. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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