"fiber" meaning in English

See fiber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfaɪ.bɚ/ [General-American], /ˈfaɪ.bə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-fiber.ogg Forms: fibers [plural], fibre [alternative]
Rhymes: -aɪbə(ɹ) Etymology: From French fibre, from Old French fibre, from Latin fibra. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fibre}} French fibre, {{der|en|fro|fibre}} Old French fibre, {{der|en|la|fibra}} Latin fibra Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fiber (countable and uncountable, plural fibers), {{tlb|en|American spelling}} (American spelling)
  1. (countable) A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread. Wikidata QID: Q161 Tags: US, countable
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-en:Q161 Categories (other): Fibers Disambiguation of Fibers: 13 22 1 27 1 5 16 3 11
  2. (uncountable) A material in the form of fibers. Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-vbLS7Uo1 Categories (other): Fibers Disambiguation of Fibers: 13 22 1 27 1 5 16 3 11
  3. (textiles) A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-IDF-~5Rk Categories (other): Textiles Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
  4. Dietary fiber. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-Hr6EIxtQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Fibers Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 2 29 3 9 21 7 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 8 7 2 31 5 9 19 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 1 34 2 7 21 4 16 Disambiguation of Fibers: 13 22 1 27 1 5 16 3 11
  5. (figuratively) Moral strength and resolve. Tags: US, countable, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-chhHiuhT
  6. (mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Holonyms: bundle, fiber bundle Meronyms: germ
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-U~6IS0bC Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences
  7. (category theory) The pullback of a morphism along a global element (called the fiber of the morphism over the global element). Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-OzDfA-WV Categories (other): Category theory, Fibers Disambiguation of Fibers: 13 22 1 27 1 5 16 3 11 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  8. (computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-LjZsgy~S Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  9. (cytology) A long tubular cell found in bodily tissue. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fiber-en-noun-MV02HXS0 Categories (other): Cytology, Fibers Disambiguation of Fibers: 13 22 1 27 1 5 16 3 11 Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fibril, fibrilar, fibro-, fibroblast, fibrocyte, fibroid, fibroma, fibrosis, fibrositis, fibrovascular

Inflected forms

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      "word": "glass fiber"
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      "word": "glass fiber insulation"
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      "word": "man-made fiber"
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      "word": "milk fiber"
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      "word": "moral fiber"
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      "word": "muscle fiber"
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      "word": "optical fiber"
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      "word": "protofiber"
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    {
      "word": "Purkinje fiber"
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    {
      "word": "Remak fiber"
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      "word": "Seifert fiber space"
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      "word": "synthetic fiber"
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      "word": "Tampico fiber"
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      "word": "fibro-"
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      "word": "fibroblast"
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      "word": "fibrocyte"
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    {
      "word": "fibroid"
    },
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      "word": "fibroma"
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      "word": "fibrosis"
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      "word": "fibrositis"
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      "word": "fibrovascular"
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}

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