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Definition of Fiber
1. Noun. A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn.
Exact synonyms: Fibre
Specialized synonyms: Beard, Byssus, Bristle, Glass Fiber, Glass Fibre, Optical Fiber, Optical Fibre, Nerve Fiber, Nerve Fibre, Spindle, Loofa, Loofah, Loufah Sponge, Luffa, Cantala, Cebu Maguey, Manila Maguey, Bassine, Coir, Raffia, String, Fibril, Filament, Strand, Lint, Man-made Fiber, Synthetic Fiber, Natural Fiber, Natural Fibre, Oakum, Raveling, Ravelling
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Terms within: Cellulose
Derivative terms: Fibrous
Specialized synonyms: Beard, Byssus, Bristle, Glass Fiber, Glass Fibre, Optical Fiber, Optical Fibre, Nerve Fiber, Nerve Fibre, Spindle, Loofa, Loofah, Loufah Sponge, Luffa, Cantala, Cebu Maguey, Manila Maguey, Bassine, Coir, Raffia, String, Fibril, Filament, Strand, Lint, Man-made Fiber, Synthetic Fiber, Natural Fiber, Natural Fibre, Oakum, Raveling, Ravelling
Generic synonyms: Material, Stuff
Terms within: Cellulose
Derivative terms: Fibrous
2. Noun. Coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis.
3. Noun. Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber).
Exact synonyms: Fibre
Generic synonyms: Cell
Specialized synonyms: Muscle Cell, Muscle Fiber, Muscle Fibre, Nerve Fiber, Nerve Fibre
Generic synonyms: Cell
Specialized synonyms: Muscle Cell, Muscle Fiber, Muscle Fibre, Nerve Fiber, Nerve Fibre
4. Noun. The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions. "Education has for its object the formation of character"
Exact synonyms: Character, Fibre
Generic synonyms: Trait
Group relationships: Personality
Specialized synonyms: Spirit
Terms within: Thoughtfulness, Responsibility, Responsibleness, Integrity
Generic synonyms: Trait
Group relationships: Personality
Specialized synonyms: Spirit
Terms within: Thoughtfulness, Responsibility, Responsibleness, Integrity
5. Noun. A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth.
Definition of Fiber
1. n. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle.
Definition of Fiber
1. Noun. A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread. ¹
2. Noun. A material in the form of fibers. ¹
3. Noun. (textiles) A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width. ¹
4. Noun. Dietary fiber. ¹
5. Noun. (figuratively) Moral strength and resolve. ¹
6. Noun. (mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fiber
1. a thread or threadlike object or structure [n -S] : FIBERED [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiber
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