ALL meanings of fibre
fi·bre
F f - noun fibre Senseid single elongated piece of material(countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread. 1
- noun fibre a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos. 1
- noun fibre a slender filament: a fiber of platinum. 1
- noun fibre filaments collectively. 1
- noun fibre matter or material composed of filaments: a plastic fiber. 1
- noun fibre something resembling a filament. 1
- noun fibre an essential character, quality, or strength: people of strong moral fiber. 1
- noun fibre 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 fibre Anatomy, Zoology. a slender, threadlike element or cell, as of nerve, muscle, or connective tissue. 1
- noun fibre 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 fibre Chemistry. vulcanized fiber. 1
- noun fibre Optics. optical fiber. 1
- countable noun fibre A fibre is a thin thread of a natural or artificial substance, especially one that is used to make cloth or rope. 0
- variable noun fibre A particular fibre is a type of cloth or other material that is made from or consists of threads. 0
- uncountable noun fibre Fibre consists of the parts of plants or seeds that your body cannot digest. Fibre is useful because it makes food pass quickly through your body. 0
- countable noun fibre A fibre is a thin piece of flesh like a thread which connects nerve cells in your body or which muscles are made of. 0
- noun fibre a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon 0
- noun fibre cloth or other material made from such yarn 0
- noun fibre a long fine continuous thread or filament 0
- noun fibre the structure of any material or substance made of or as if of fibres; texture 0
- noun fibre essential substance or nature 0
- noun fibre strength of character (esp in the phrase moral fibre) 0
- noun fibre a narrow elongated thick-walled cell: a constituent of sclerenchyma tissue 0
- noun fibre such tissue extracted from flax, hemp, etc, used to make linen, rope, etc 0
- noun fibre a very small root or twig 0
- noun fibre any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre 0
- abbreviation FIBRE fiber 0