Definition of fibers Fibers
/fajˈbɚz/ - [fayberz] -
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British English
fibres - /fˈaɪbəz/
American English
fibers - /fajˈbɚz/
What does fibers mean?
Wiktionary 
- fibers (Noun)
Plural of fiber.
Part of speech
🔤- fibers, noun, plural of fiber.
WordNet
NounPlural: fibers |
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| fiber - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn | ||
| fibre | ||
| material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials" | ||
| byssus, beard tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface | ||
| bristle a stiff hair | ||
| glass fiber, glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images | ||
| nerve fiber, nerve fibre a threadlike extension of a nerve cell | ||
| spindle a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning | ||
| loofa, loufah sponge, loofah, luffa the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer | ||
| cebu maguey, manila maguey, cantala hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants | ||
| bassine coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms | ||
| coir stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut | ||
| raffia feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes | ||
| cellulose a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers | ||
| string a lightweight cord | ||
| fibril, filament, strand a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | ||
| lint cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds | ||
| man-made fiber, synthetic fiber fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes | ||
| natural fiber, natural fibre fiber derived from plants or animals | ||
| oakum loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships | ||
| fiber - any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) | ||
| fibre | ||
| cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals | ||
| muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body | ||
| fiber - a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth | ||
| fibre, vulcanized fiber | ||
| fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer | ||
| character, fibre | ||
| trait a distinguishing feature of your personal nature | ||
| personality the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" | ||
| spirit a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character | ||
| thoughtfulness the trait of thinking carefully before acting | ||
| responsibleness, responsibility a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility" | ||
| fiber - coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis | ||
| roughage | ||
| food product, foodstuff a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | ||
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Wiktionary
- fiber (Noun)
A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread. - fiber (Noun)
A material in the form of fibers. - fiber (Noun)
A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width. - fiber (Noun)
dietary Dietary fiber . - fiber (Noun)
Moral strength and resolve. - fiber (Noun)
The preimage of a given point in the range of a map. - fiber (Noun)
A kind of lightweight thread of execution.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fiber (n.)
Alt. of Fibre
Part of speech
🔤- fiber, noun, singular of fibers.
