Definition of Fiber

1. Noun. A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn.


2. Noun. Coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis.
Exact synonyms: Roughage
Generic synonyms: Food Product, Foodstuff
Specialized synonyms: Bran

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

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

5. Noun. A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth.
Exact synonyms: Fibre, Vulcanized Fiber
Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile

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

fiat moneys
fiat monies
fiated
fiating
fiats
fiaunce
fiaunt
fiaunts
fib
fibbed
fibber
fibberies
fibbers
fibbery
fibbing
fiber (current term)
fiber-optic
fiber-optic transmission system
fiber-optics
fiber bundle
fiber bundles
fiber optic cable
fiber optics
fiber plant
fiberboard
fiberboards
fibered
fiberfill
fiberfills

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