microfiber

/mˈaɪkɹoʊfˌaɪbɚ/ noun

Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber.

Word Origin From Greek 'mikros' 'small' and Latin 'fibra' 'thread' — a microfiber is a very fine synthetic fiber. The micro- prefix appears in microscope, microwave, and microbe. Fiber gives us fibrous, fibril (a small fiber), and fibrosis. So microfiber is literally 'small thread'.

noun Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber. countable

I prefer using microfiber cloths to clean my glasses because they don't leave any streaks.

(名词) 超细纤维

我更喜欢用超细纤维布擦眼镜,因为它们不会留下任何条纹。

(sustantivo) Fibra sintética muy fina; tela hecha de dicha fibra.

Prefiero usar paños de microfibra para limpiar mis gafas porque no dejan rayas.

(nom) microfibre [Fibre synthétique extrêmement fine ; tissu fabriqué à partir de ce type de fibre, utilisé notamment pour le nettoyage en raison de son pouvoir absorbant.]

I prefer using microfiber cloths to clean my glasses because they don't leave any streaks. — Je préfère utiliser des chiffons en microfibre pour nettoyer mes lunettes car ils ne laissent pas de traces.

(Substantiv) Mikrofaser; Mikrofasergewebe [Sehr feine synthetische Faser; ein aus solchen Fasern hergestelltes Gewebe.]

Ich verwende lieber **Microfiber**-Tücher, um meine Brille zu putzen, weil sie keine Schlieren hinterlassen.

(名詞) 極細の合成繊維; その繊維で織られた布。

メガネには跡が残らないので、マイクロファイバーの cloth で拭くのを好んでいる。

(substantivo) microfibra [Fibra sintética muito fina; tecido feito de tal fibra.]

Prefiro usar panos de microfibra para limpar meus óculos porque não deixam marcas.

Word parts: micro + fiber

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