English

Noun

plywood ‎(usually uncountable, plural plywoods)

1. (uncountable) Construction material supplied in sheets, and made of three or more layers of wood veneer glued together, laid up with alternating layers having their grain perpendicular to each other.

   After the hurricane there was a severe regional shortage of plywood, especially exterior plywood.

2. (countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

   We stock exterior plywoods, interior plywoods, and furniture plywoods.

Translations

See also

• chipboard
• fibreboard
• particle board

Swedish

Etymology

From English plywood, used in Swedish since 1925.

Noun

plywood c

1. (uncountable) plywood, cross veneer

Declension

Usage notes

• plywood is the common commercial name, but kryssfaner is the preferred technical term.

Synonyms

• kryssfaner

Related terms

• björkplywood
• furuplywood
• granplywood
• plywoodfabrik
• plywoodplatta
• plywoodsits
• plywoodskiva

See also

• bräda
• masonit
• spånskiva

References

• plywood in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• plywood in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.