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F0099100 (fī′bər)n.1. A slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure.2. Botany One of the elongated, thick-walled cells that give strength and support to plant tissue.3. Anatomy a. Any of the filaments constituting the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.b. Any of various elongated cells or threadlike structures, especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber.4. a. A natural or synthetic filament, as of cotton or nylon, capable of being spun into yarn.b. Material made of such filaments.5. a. An essential element of a person's character: "stirred the deeper fibers of my nature" (Oscar Wilde).b. Strength of character; fortitude: lacking in moral fiber.6. Coarse, indigestible plant matter, consisting primarily of polysaccharides such as cellulose, that when eaten stimulates intestinal peristalsis. Also called bulk, roughage.

[French fibre, from Old French, from Latin fibra.]

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(ˈfaɪbə) n (Botany) the usual US spelling of fibre

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n. 1. a fine threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos. 2. a slender filament: a fiber of platinum. 3. filaments collectively. 4. material composed of filaments: a plastic fiber. 5. something resembling a filament. 6. an essential character or strength: moral fiber. 7. a. filamentous matter from the bast tissue or other parts of plants, used for industrial purposes. b. root hair. 8. any of the filaments or elongated cells or structures that are combined in a bundle of tissue: nerve fiber. 9. Also called bulk , roughage. the structural parts of plants that are wholly or partly indigestible, acting to increase intestinal bulk and peristalsis. Also, esp. Brit., fibre. [1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French fibre) < Latin fibra filament] fi′ber•less, adj.

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(fī′bər)1. The parts of grains, fruits, and vegetables that contain cellulose and are not digested by the body. Fiber helps the intestines function properly by stimulating the muscles of the intestinal walls.2. One of the elongated, thick-walled cells that give strength and support to plant tissue.3. a. A single skeletal muscle cell; a muscle fiber.b. The axon of a nerve cell.

fibrous adjective

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fiber - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarnfibrebyssus, beard - tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surfacebristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or syntheticglass fiber, glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre - a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit imagesnerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cellspindle - (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis"loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa - the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainercantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey - hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plantsbassine - coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and broomscoir - stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconutraffia - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and basketsmaterial, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"cellulose - a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibersstring - a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiberlint - fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibersman-made fiber, synthetic fiber - fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processesnatural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animalsoakum - loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden shipsraveling, ravelling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
	2.	fiber - coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsisroughagefood product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as foodbran - food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
	3.	fiber - any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)fibrecell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animalsmuscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre - an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the bodynerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
	4.	fiber - the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencercharacter, fibretrait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturepersonality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others"spirit - a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's characterthoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before actingresponsibleness, responsibility - a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"integrity - moral soundness; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity"
	5.	fiber - a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or clothvulcanized fiber, fibrecloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

fiber

noun1. A very fine continuous strand:fibril, filament, thread.2. A distinctive, complex underlying pattern or structure:contexture, fabric, texture, warp and woof, web.3. Moral or ethical strength:character, honesty, integrity, principle.

Translations

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(American) fiber (ˈfaibə) noun1. a fine thread or something like a thread. a nerve fibre.纤维2. a material made up of fibres. coconut fibre.纤维构成的材料3. character. A girl of strong moral fibre.性格ˈfibrous adjective纤维状的ˈfibreglass noun, adjective1. (of) very fine threadlike pieces of glass, used for insulation, in materials etc. fibreglass curtains.玻璃纤维2. (of) a plastic material reinforced with such glass, used for many purposes eg building boats. 玻璃丝

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threadlike strand, usually pliable and capable of being spun into a yarn. Many different fibers are known to be usable; some 40 of these are of commercial importance, and others are of local or specialized use. Fibers may be classified as either natural or synthetic. The natural fibers may be further classed according to origin as animal, vegetable, or inorganic fibers.

Animal fibers are composed chiefly of proteins; they include silksilk,
fine, horny, translucent, yellowish fiber produced by the silkworm in making its cocoon and covered with sericin, a protein. Many varieties of silk-spinning worms and insects are known, but the silkworm of commerce is the larva of the Bombyx mori,
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fiber made from the fleece of the domestic sheep. Composition and Characteristics

Wool consists of the cortex, overlapping scales (sharper and more protruding than those of hair) that may expand at their free edges causing fibers to intermesh; elasticum, the
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hair of the Angora goat or a large group of fabrics made from it, either wholly or in combination with wool, silk, or cotton. The Angora goat, native of Asia Minor for 2,000 years, is bred in other lands, e.g., the SW United States and South Africa.
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, partially domesticated South American mammal, Lama pacos, of the camel family. Genetic studies show that it is a descendant of the vicuña. Although the flesh is sometimes used for food, the animal is bred chiefly for its long, lustrous wool, which varies
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, wild South American hoofed mammal, Vicugna vicugna, the smallest member of the camel family. It is 30 in. (75 cm) high at the shoulder, with a long, slender neck and pale, fawn coloring.
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species of marten, Martes zibellina, found in Siberia, N European Russia, and N Finland. This carnivorous mammal is highly valued for its thick, soft fur, which is dark brown or black, sometimes with white underparts and sometimes flecked with silver.
..... Click the link for more information. , and other animals. Vegetable fibers are composed chiefly of cellulose and may be classed as short fibers, e.g., cottoncotton,
most important of the vegetable fibers, and the plant from which the fiber is harvested. The Cotton Plant

The cotton plant belongs to the genus Gossypium of the family Malvaceae (mallow family).
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, name for a tropical tree of the family Bombacaceae (bombax family) and for the fiber (floss) obtained from the seeds in the ripened pods. The floss has been important in commerce since the 1890s; the chief source is Ceiba pentandra,
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common name for members of the Linaceae, a family of annual herbs, especially members of the genus Linum, and for the fiber obtained from such plants. The flax of commerce (several varieties of L.
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common name for a tall annual herb (Cannabis sativa) of the family Cannabinaceae, native to Asia but now widespread because of its formerly large-scale cultivation for the bast fiber (also called hemp) and for the drugs it yields.
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the most important of the cordage fibers. It is obtained chiefly from the Manila hemp plant (Musa textilis) of the family Musaceae (banana family). It is grown mainly in its native Philippine Islands, where it has been cultivated since the 16th cent.
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[from Sisal, former chief port of Yucatan], important cordage fiber obtained from the leaves of the sisal hemp plant, an extensively cultivated tropical agave (family Agavaceae or Liliaceae).
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fibrous grayish-green epiphyte (Tillandsia usneoides) that hangs on trees of tropical America and the Southern states, also called Florida, southern, or long moss. It is not a true moss but a member of the pineapple family, and has inconspicuous flowers.
..... Click the link for more information. . The chief natural inorganic fiber is asbestosasbestos,
common name for any of a variety of silicate minerals within the amphibole and serpentine groups that are fibrous in structure and more or less resistant to acid and fire.
..... Click the link for more information. . Fibers are also derived from other inorganic substances that can be drawn into threads, e.g., metals (especially gold and silver). Artificial fibers can be produced either by the synthesis of polymers (nylonnylon,
synthetic thermoplastic material characterized by strength, elasticity, resistance to abrasion and chemicals, low moisture absorbency, and capacity to be permanently set by heat. After 10 years of research E. I.
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synthetic fibers made from cellulose or textiles woven from such fibers; more rayon is manufactured than any other synthetic fiber. The name was adopted (1924), in preference to "artificial silk," by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and various commercial associations.
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Fibers are classified according to use as textile, cordage, brush, felt, filling, and plaiting fibers. The largest volume is used for textiles and cordage. The chief textile fibers used for clothing and domestic goods are cotton, wool, rayon, nylon, flax, and silk. Coarse-textured fibers (principally jute) are used for burlap, floor covering, sacks, and bagging materials. Cordage fibers include most of the long vegetable fibers and cotton. Brush fibers include istle, sisal, broomcorn, palmyra, and animal hairs. The chief felt fibers are rabbit and beaver hair. Filling fibers include horsehair, wool flock, kapok, cotton, and Spanish moss. Plaiting fibers are used for braided articles (e.g., hats, mats, and baskets) and include Manila hemp, sisal, rushes, and grasses.

Flax, hemp, and wool have been used extensively from remote times; cotton, however, became the leading commercial fiber c.1800. The demand for fibers was greatly increased by the invention of spinning and weaving machinery during the Industrial Revolution. The artificial fibers (see synthetic textile fiberssynthetic textile fibers
have revolutionized the textile industry. Such artificial fibers are usually long-chain polymers, produced industrially by the condensation of many small units.
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fiber

[′fī·bər] (botany) An elongate, thick-walled, tapering plant cell that lacks protoplasm and has a small lumen. A very slender root. (mathematics) The set of points in the total space of a bundle which are sent into the same element of the base of the bundle by the projection map. (metallurgy) The characteristic of wrought metal that indicates directional properties as revealed by etching or by fracture appearance. The pattern of preferred orientation of metal crystals after a deformation process, usually wiredrawing. (optics) A transparent threadlike object made of glass or clear plastic, used to conduct light along selected paths. (textiles) An extremely long, pliable, cohesive natural or manufactured threadlike object from which yarns are spun to be woven into textiles.

fibre

(US), fiber1. a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon 2. cloth or other material made from such yarn 3. Botanya. a narrow elongated thick-walled cell: a constituent of sclerenchyma tissue b. such tissue extracted from flax, hemp, etc., used to make linen, rope, etc. c. a very small root or twig 4. Anatomy any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre

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noun a very fine continuous strand

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noun a distinctive, complex underlying pattern or structure

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noun moral or ethical strength

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noun a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

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noun coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients

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noun any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

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noun the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

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noun a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

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