optical fiber
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- noun
- /ˈɑptɪkəl ˈfaɪbər/
- Specialized
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fibra óptica
- The optical fiber cable is essential for streaming high-definition videos without buffering.
- optical fiber communication
- transmitted along an optical fiber
- optical fiber with very low
And as part of that they wanted to bring in high optical fibre connections to the House.
- And as part of that they wanted to bring in high optical fibre connections to the House.
Examples
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That is, each of these optical fibers is carrying either a blue or a white image.
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Light from an optical fiber reflects off the resonator and returns up the fiber.
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And as part of that they wanted to bring in high optical fibre connections to the House.
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A high bandwidth optical fiber connection.
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Now luckily optical fibre links do allow us to reach those uncertainty levels.
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It's hard to overestimate the impact that new developments in optical fibers have on the field.
Academic text (2012) -
Combining rapidly reducing prices with vast capacities, optical fiber has become the major technology used in the construction of transmission systems.
Academic text (1990) -
In 1970, Corning developed a workable silica optical fiber, an idea that had been around for decades.
Blog text (4) -
High-speed internet relies on optical fiber to transmit data quickly across long distances.
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Engineers are developing new technologies to enhance the performance of optical fiber in telecommunication networks.
Synonyms
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A thin glass or plastic thread that carries data as light
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A thin glass or plastic cable that sends data as light
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A thin glass thread that carries light in cables and instruments
How Thin
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a thin strand that transmits light signals' is directly and transparently derived from 'optical' (relating to light/vision) modifying 'fiber' (a thin strand). This adjective+noun composition follows ordinary compositional rules and has clear parallels in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Optical fiber comes from the image of a thin fiber or thread that carries optical 'light' signals. Early inventors used very thin glass threads to guide 'light', so today optical fiber means a slim glass or plastic strand that carries 'light' for fast data and images.