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1. (n.) fiber
a fine threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
2. fiber
a slender filament:
a fiber of platinum.
3. fiber
filaments collectively.
4. fiber
material composed of filaments:
a plastic fiber.
5. fiber
something resembling a filament.
6. fiber
an essential character or strength:
moral fiber.
7. fiber
filamentous matter from the bast tissue or other parts of plants, used for industrial purposes.
8. fiber
any of the filaments or elongated cells or structures that are combined in a bundle of tissue:
nerve fiber.
9. fiber
the structural parts of plants that are wholly or partly indigestible, acting to increase intestinal bulk and peristalsis.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF fibre) < L fibra filament)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) fiber, fibre
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
2. (noun) roughage, fiber
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
3. (noun) fiber, fibre
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
4. (noun) character, fiber, fibre
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
5. (noun) fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber
a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Fiber
alt. of Fibre
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