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fibre
[ fahy-ber ]
fibre
/ ˈڲɪə /
noun
- a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon
- cloth or other material made from such yarn
- a long fine continuous thread or filament
- the structure of any material or substance made of or as if of fibres; texture
- essential substance or nature
all the fibres of his being were stirred
- strength of character (esp in the phrase moral fibre )
- See dietary fibre
- botany
- a narrow elongated thick-walled cell: a constituent of sclerenchyma tissue
- such tissue extracted from flax, hemp, etc, used to make linen, rope, etc
- a very small root or twig
- anatomy any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre
Derived Forms
- ˈھ, adjective
- ˈھ, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of fibre1
Example Sentences
The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and - over decades - cause cancer.
"We can make proteins, fats, carbohydrates, fibres and they can be combined to make different dishes."
Starlink aims to provide high-speed internet services to remote or underserved areas, making it a potential game-changer for rural areas unable to access traditional forms of connectivity such as mobile broadband and fibre.
Carob is also higher in fibre and lower in fat than cocoa.
It consists of 5,000 optical fibres, each one of which is a robotically controlled telescope scanning galaxies at high speed.
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