Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn
compression stress
the stress on a material when it is compressed or squashed
composite
a material made of two or more components with different physical or chemical properties which, when combined, produce a material with different characteristics than the original materials
fibreglass
a common type of fibre-reinforced plastic using glass fibres
aggregate
a component of a composite material that resists compression stress
concrete
a composite made of a fine and coarse aggregate bonded with a fluid cement paste that hardens over time