fibre optics
noun
Simple meaning
The transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfaɪbɚˈɑptɪks
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
British spelling
The transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres, especially as a medium for communications networks.
British spelling
The transmission of light signals via glass fibers
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: (British spelling) The transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres, especially as a medium for communications networks.
Used this way, fibre optics is a word tied to one variety of English that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. Most speakers understand it but seldom reach for it.
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- Uncommon in everyday speech
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Mainly used in British English, so it may read as unusual elsewhere.
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