fiber
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈfaɪbər/
- Specialized
- It's taking forever to get the fiber optics linked in there.
- optical fiber
- fiber optics
- fiber optic cable
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Watch on YouTubeWe need to be investing in full fibre broadband for everyone.
- We need to be investing in full fibre broadband for everyone.
- So people decided to send it down a fibre of glass.
- We are going to take the actual USB fiber, not just the display port fiber.
Examples
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At that time, it was impossible to imagine how rapidly silica fiber technology would evolve.
Academic text (1993) -
So the light coming out from a fiber expands pretty fast.
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And then they would, they would allow for fiber Internet all across the world.
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So people decided to send it down a fibre of glass.
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Cut the fiber cable and take out that cell tower.
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A high bandwidth optical fiber connection.
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We need to be investing in full fibre broadband for everyone.
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I repeated my tests over my in-laws' fiber broadband service in New Jersey.
Academic text (2012) -
The collision severed the primary fiber line, as well as its backup, paralyzing Internet, DSL, and cellular communications citywide.
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The technician installed the fiber optic cable to improve internet speed for everyone in the neighborhood.
Synonyms
87
3.1
A single thin piece of hair or thread
7
3.9
A thin glass or plastic cable that sends data as light
2
4.2
A very thin glass or plastic thread that carries light signals to send data quickly
2
4.1
A thin glass thread that carries light in cables and instruments
Compounds
- Specialized
24
4.9
A device like a cable that uses thin glass threads to send light signals for fast communication
- Specialized
23
4.0
A way of sending light through thin glass or plastic threads to carry data
- Specialized
2
4.2
A very thin glass or plastic thread that carries light signals to send data quickly
- Specialized
1
3.3
A strong man-made thread that dries quickly and does not shrink or wrinkle easily
- Specialized
1
3.7
A fiber produced by people from chemicals or other materials, not the kind that grows on living things
- US
1
3.5
Long thin parts of plants used to make cloth, rope and to help the body use food when eaten
1
3.6
A diet high in foods like vegetables, fruit, and whole grains that helps digestion
- Specialized
1
5.5
A thin nerve that sends messages about touch, pain, or temperature to the brain
- Specialized
1
7.5
A long thin part of a nerve that carries signals to the brain and spinal cord
- Specialized
1
5.1
A nerve that sends signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles to make them move
- Specialized
1
5.6
A short natural thread from plants or animals that can be twisted to make yarn
- Specialized
1
8.1
A nerve that carries signals from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands
- Specialized
1
4.6
A warm, soft material made from plastic like wool used for clothes and furniture covers
- Archaic
1
8.7
A tough material like leather made by pressing layers of paper treated with chemicals, used for electrical insulation and parts
- Specialized
1
4.9
A thin thread that carries messages from the brain to a muscle to make it move
- Specialized
1
4.3
A system that sends data as light through thin glass cables for very fast long-distance connections
- Specialized
1
6.8
A special heart muscle cell that carries electrical signals through the lower heart chambers
- Specialized
A large beaver that lives in and near rivers in Europe and northern Asia
- Specialized
A device that uses light in a thin glass fiber to sense sound
- Specialized
A nerve fiber covered by a fatty layer that makes nerve signals travel faster
- Specialized
A long thin part of a nerve that has a fatty layer that makes signals travel faster
- Specialized
A long thin cell in striped muscles that can shorten to cause movement
How Fast
- Specialized
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3.7
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fiber comes from the Latin word fibra meaning 'thread' or 'filament'. Modern 'fiber' cables are very thin glass or plastic strands like threads that carry light signals, so the same word fits these data lines.