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optical fiber

op·ti·cal fi·ber
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-ti-kuh l fahy-ber]
    • /ˈɒp tɪ kəl ˈfaɪ bər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [op-ti-kuh l fahy-ber]
    • /ˈɒp tɪ kəl ˈfaɪ bər/

Definitions of optical fiber words

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of OPTICAL FIBER optical fibre 3
  • noun optical fiber a very thin, flexible glass or plastic strand along which large quantities of information can be transmitted in the form of light pulses: used in telecommunications, medicine, and other fields. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of optical fiber (communications)   (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET. 1
  • variable noun optical fiber An optical fiber is a very thin thread of glass inside a protective coating. Optical fibers are used to carry information in the form of light. 0
  • noun optical fiber a wirelike thread of transparent glass or plastic used in fiber optics to carry light signals and images 0
See all 5 definitions of optical fiber

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Origin of optical fiber

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Optical fiber

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Optical fiber

optical fiber popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for optical fiber

noun optical fiber

  • catoptrics — the branch of optics concerned with reflection, esp the formation of images by mirrors
  • dioptrics — the branch of geometrical optics dealing with the formation of images by lenses.
  • fiber optics — the branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images.
  • fibre optics — optical fibre
All 4 Synonyms of optical fiber

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