ALL meanings of fiber
fi·ber
F f - abbreviation FIBER filament 1
- noun fiber dietary roughage 1
- noun fiber plant tissue 1
- noun fiber muscle tissue 1
- noun fiber a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos. 1
- noun fiber a slender filament: a fiber of platinum. 1
- noun fiber filaments collectively. 1
- noun fiber matter or material composed of filaments: a plastic fiber. 1
- noun fiber something resembling a filament. 1
- noun fiber an essential character, quality, or strength: people of strong moral fiber. 1
- noun fiber Botany. filamentous matter from the bast tissue or other parts of plants, used for industrial purposes. a slender, threadlike root of a plant. a slender, tapered cell which, with like cells, serves to strengthen tissue. 1
- noun fiber Anatomy, Zoology. a slender, threadlike element or cell, as of nerve, muscle, or connective tissue. 1
- noun fiber Nutrition.. Also called bulk, dietary fiber, roughage. the structural part of plants and plant products that consists of carbohydrates, as cellulose and pectin, that are wholly or partially indigestible and when eaten stimulate peristalsis in the intestine. food containing a high amount of such carbohydrates, as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. 1
- noun fiber Chemistry. vulcanized fiber. 1
- noun fiber Optics. optical fiber. 1
- noun fiber A thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed. 1
- countable noun fiber A fiber is a thin thread of a natural or artificial substance, especially one that is used to make cloth or rope. 0
- countable noun fiber A fiber is a thin piece of flesh like a thread which connects nerve cells in your body or which muscles are made of. 0
- variable noun fiber A particular fiber is a type of cloth or other material that is made from or consists of threads. 0
- uncountable noun fiber Fiber consists of the parts of plants or seeds that your body cannot digest. Fiber is useful because it makes food pass quickly through your body. 0
- noun fiber a slender, threadlike structure that combines with others to form animal or vegetable tissue 0
- noun fiber the tissue so formed 0
- noun fiber a slender, threadlike structure made from a mineral or synthetically 0
- noun fiber any substance that can be separated into threads or threadlike structures for spinning, weaving, etc. 0
- noun fiber any such thread or structure 0
- noun fiber a threadlike root 0
- noun fiber the texture of something 0
- noun fiber character or nature; quality 0
- noun fiber roughage 0
- noun fiber Fibers are long, thin, cylindrical parts used to strengthen polymer composites. 0