单词 | rockwool |
释义 | > as lemmasrockwool rockwool n. any of various fine matted fibrous materials consisting of or made from mineral matter, and used esp. in thermal insulation or soundproofing; cf. mineral wool n. at mineral adj. Compounds 1.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > from minerals rockwool1816 ambroid1887 alundum1903 1816 R. Jameson Syst. Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 527 Amianthus, from αμιαντος, unstained, unsoiled, which refers to the property this substance possesses, of remaining unsoiled in the fire. It is also named Rock-flax and Rock-wool. 1928 E. R. Powell U.S. Patent 1,656,828 2/1 It is to be understood that so-called rock wool is made directly from the rock which contains only the slight trace of sulphur; while so-called mineral wool is made from the slag which contains the higher percentages of sulphur. 1998 Garden Answers Sept. 98/1 Rockwool, a fibrous material made by heating Australian volcanic rock to high temperatures. < as lemmas |
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