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Definitions for fibre-optic
fi·bre-op·tic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fiber-optic, fiberoptic, fibre-optic, fibreopticadjective

    of or relating to fiber optics

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  1. fibre-optic

    Fibre-optic refers to the technology and medium of transmitting information as pulses of light through strands of fibre made of glass or plastic. The fibres are designed to carry light signals over long distances with minimal loss of intensity or quality. This technology is commonly used in telecommunications, cable television, and internet systems due to its high data transmission capacity and speed.

Editors Contribution

  1. fibre-optic

    A form of technology.

    Fibre-optic cables are used in telcommunications.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fibre-optic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fibre-optic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of fibre-optic in a Sentence

  1. Francesco Starace:

    While we are visiting these homes, the same people that will shut the power off and take the old meter out ... can also put in fibre optic cables into the pipe going out to our cabin, what we are proposing is to give the opportunity to ... use our pipelines, do not destroy walls, do not break everything, just use that. This will reduce the cost of fibre cable laying by a factor of five.

  2. Francesco Starace:

    While we are visiting these homes, the same people that will shut the power off and take the old meter out ... can also put in fibre optic cables into the pipe going out to our cabin.

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