fibre
noun
Simple meaning
A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfaɪbɚ
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Definition
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noun
countable
A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
Dietary fibre.
Moral strength and resolve.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
Used this way, fibre is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use fibre
- “Eating enough fibre helps keep your digestive system healthy and working well.”
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Compound terms
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The transmission of light signals via glass fibers.
A communication system using fiber optic cables.
A cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light.
A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers).
A very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light.
An elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body.
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