A trademark for: a type of heat-resistant artificial fibre based on meta-terephthalamide polymer. Also: any of various fire-resistant or protective fabrics or materials made from this fibre.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Trade Marks Journal. Origin unknown.
Definition of Nomex in US English:
Nomex
nounˈnəʊmɛks
A trademark for: a type of heat-resistant artificial fibre based on meta-terephthalamide polymer. Also: any of various fire-resistant or protective fabrics or materials made from this fibre.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Trade Marks Journal. Origin unknown.