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Definitions for Fiber

[1] a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
[2] a slender filament: a fiber of platinum.
[3] filaments collectively.
[4] matter or material composed of filaments: a plastic fiber.
[5] something resembling a filament.
[6] an essential character, quality, or strength: people of strong moral fiber.
[7] Botany . filamentous matter from the bast tissue or other parts of plants, used for industrial purposes. a slender, threadlike root of a plant. a slender, tapered cell which, with like cells, serves to strengthen tissue.
[8] Anatomy , Zoology . a slender, threadlike element or cell, as of nerve, muscle, or connective tissue.
[9] Nutrition . Also called bulk, dietary fiber, roughage. the structural part of plants and plant products that consists of carbohydrates, as cellulose and pectin, that are wholly or partially indigestible and when eaten stimulate peristalsis in the intestine. food containing a high amount of such carbohydrates, as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
[10] Chemistry . vulcanized fiber.
[11] Optics . optical fiber.
[12] the usual US spelling of fibre

Words related to Fiber

grain, thread, tissue, substance, fabric, cord, web, grit, string, warp, tooth, hair, shred, vein, strip, tendril, staple, filament, cilia, woof

Words nearby Fiber

fiat, fiat justitia, ruat caelum, fiat lux, fiat money, fib, fiber, fiber bundle, fiber optics, fiber pen, fiberboard, fibered

Origin of Fiber

1350–1400; 1970–75 for def 9 ; Middle English fibre (< Middle French ) < Latin fibra filament

Other words from Fiber

fi·ber·less , adjective
in·ter·fi·ber , adjective
fibrous adjective

Synonyms for Fiber

grain, thread, tissue, cilia, cord, fibril, filament, grit, hair, shred, staple, string, strip, tendril, tooth, vein, warp, web, woof, footlet