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fiberoptics

fiberoptics

6.0
Light travels through thin glass or plastic threads to carry data quickly over long distances
  • noun
  • /ˈfaɪbərˌɑptɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fibra óptica
  • Many internet service providers use fiberoptics for faster and more reliable connections.

Examples

  • The installation of new fiberoptics cables took several months but improved the whole city's network speed.

  • Advances in fiberoptics have revolutionized medical imaging and telecommunications.

  • The fiberoptics technology has revolutionized telecommunications.

  • We installed fiberoptics in our new office building.

  • Many internet service providers use fiberoptics for faster and more reliable connections.

  • Advances in fiberoptics have revolutionized medical imaging and telecommunications.

  • The installation of new fiberoptics cables took several months but improved the whole city's network speed.

Synonyms

fiber optics
vsfiberoptics
  • Specialized
13 4.0

A way of sending light through thin glass or plastic threads to carry data

focuses more on the transmission purpose for data and imaging rather than tools
fiber-optic transmission system
vsfiberoptics
  • Specialized
4.3

A system that sends data as light through thin glass cables for very fast long-distance connections

is the general idea of sending light signals for data and imaging, not equipment

Surface Forms

fiberoptics singular
fiberoptics plural

Morphology

fiberoptics = fiber + optics (transparent) = fiber + optics

The meaning is directly the combination of 'fiber' (thin strands) and 'optics' (light/optical technology), so a learner knowing those words can infer the field of transmitting light via fibers.

Etymology

The word fiberoptics combines fiber (from a word for 'thread') and optics (the same root as optical, meaning 'seeing' or light). So fiberoptics means using thin 'threads' of glass or plastic to carry light, which is exactly how it sends data and images quickly.