Definitions for optical fiber
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
op′tical fi′ber(n.)
Category: Optics
Ref: See under fiber optics.
Origin of optical fiber:
1960–65
Princeton's WordNet
optical fiber, glass fiber, optical fibre, glass fibre(noun)
a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
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