[ 'kɛvlα: ]
■ noun trademark a synthetic fibre of high tensile strength used especially as a reinforcing agent in the manufacture of tyres and other rubber products.
Origin
1970s: an arbitrary formation.
[ 'kɛvlα: ]
■ noun trademark a synthetic fibre of high tensile strength used especially as a reinforcing agent in the manufacture of tyres and other rubber products.
Origin
1970s: an arbitrary formation.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004