Holzwolle

wood wool, wood excelsior

noun HOLTS-vol-le Rare

Usage Note

Holzwolle consists of fine, curly wood shavings; in construction it is used as a base layer in lightweight concrete (Holzwolle-Leichtbauplatten) providing both insulation and acoustic damping, and is also used as packaging material.

Examples

"Holzwolle-Leichtbauplatten eignen sich gut als schalldämmende Deckenverkleidung."

Natural Translation

Wood wool lightweight boards are well suited as sound-insulating ceiling cladding.

Literal Translation

Wood-wool-lightweight-boards are well suited as sound-insulating ceiling-cladding.

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