fi·bre (f  b r)n. Chiefly British Variant of fiber. |
fibre US, fiber [ˈfaɪbə]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) cloth or other material made from such yarn
3. a long fine continuous thread or filament
4. the structure of any material or substance made of or as if of fibres; texture
5. essential substance or nature all the fibres of his being were stirred
6. strength of character (esp in the phrase moral fibre)
7. (Cookery) See dietary fibre
8. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a. 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
9. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre
[from Latin fibra filament, entrails]
fibred US, fibered adj
fibreless US, fiberless adj
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| Noun | 1. |  fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarnbyssus, beard - tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic glass 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 images nerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell spindle - (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 strainer cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey - hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants bassine - coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms coir - stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut raffia - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets material, 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 fibers string - a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod) lint - fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers man-made fiber, synthetic fiber - fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes natural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animals oakum - 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 ships |
| 2. | fibre - any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) cell - (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 animals muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre - an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body nerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell | |
| 3. | fibre - 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 Spencer trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature personality - 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 character thoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before acting responsibleness, 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" | |
| 4. | fibre - a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth |
fibre
Translations
fibre fiber (US) [ˈfaɪbəʳ]
A. N
3. (in diet) → fibra f
B. CPD fibre optics, fiber optics (US) NSING → transmisión f por fibra óptica
fibre [ˈfaɪbər] (British) fiber (US) n
(= thread) → fibre f
(= material) → fibre f
(in food) → fibre f
fibre, (US) fiber
fibre, (US) fiber:
n
→ Faser f
(= roughage) → Ballaststoffe pl
(fig) moral fibre → Charakterstärke f; he has no moral fibre → er hat keinen inneren Halt, er hat kein Rückgrat; with every fibre of one’s being → mit jeder Faser seines Herzens
fibre, (US) fiber:
fibreboard, (US) fiberboard
n → Faserplatte f
fibreglass, (US) fiberglass
fibreoptic cable, (US) fiberoptic cable
n → faseroptisches Kabel
fibre optics
n sing → Faseroptik f
fibre-tip pen
n (Brit) → Faserschreiber m
n fibre [ˈfaibə]
1 a fine thread or something like a thread a nerve fibre. vesel ليف жилка vlákno tråd; fiber die Faser ίνα fibra kiud رشته؛ تار säie fibre סִיב तन्तु nit, vlakno rost(szál), szál serat trefja; þráður fibra 繊維 섬유 skaidula, plaušas šķiedra serat vezel tråd, fiber, trevl włókno fibra fibră волокно vlákno vlakno vlakno fiber เส้นใย lif, tel 纖維 фібра; волокно دھاگے نما ریشہ một trong những sợi, thớ mảnh tạo thành các mô của động vật và thực vật 纤维
2 a material made up of fibres coconut fibre. vesel أنسِجة من ألياف тъкан tkanivo fiber die Faser νήμα fibra kiudaine مواد فیبر دار kuitu fibre חוֹמֶר מִסִיבִים खाने का रेशे वाला भाग vlakno rostanyag serat trefjar, trefjaefni fibra 繊維 섬유로 된 것 pluoštas šķiedra serat vezels (-)fiber, tråd fibra fibra fibră волокно tkanivo vlakno nit fiber[] สิ่งที่ทำมาจากเส้นใย lifli madde 纖維構成的材料 лико ریشیدار چیز vật liệu hoặc chất hình thành từ nhiều sợi, thớ 纤维构成的材料
3 character A girl of strong moral fibre. 'n meisie met innerlike krag شَخْصِيَّه، خُلْق مَتين характер povaha karakter; støbning der Charakter χαρακτήρας, υπόσταση nervio, carácter meelelaad ساختار؛ شخصیت luonne nature אוֹפִי चरित्रबल izdržljivost, karakter természet watak skapgerð; siðferðisþrek fibra 性格 성격 charakteris, būdas raksturs; daba watak karakter karakter, støpning charakter fibra caracter склад характера povaha značaj karakter virke, natur, kaliber แก่น karakter 性格 характер کردار tính tình của một người 性格
adj fibrous
veselagtig ليفي، ذو ألياف нишковиден vláknitý fiberagtig; fiber- faserig ινώδης fibroso kiuline, kiudjas رشته دار kuituinen fibreux סִיבִי रेशेदार vlaknast rostos berserat trefja-, trefjóttur fibroso 繊維状の 섬유의, 섬유 모양의 skaidulinis, pluoštinis šķiedrains berserat vezelig trevlet, fibrøs, senet włóknisty fibroso fibros волокнистый vláknitý vlaknat vlaknast fibrös, fibrig ซึ่งมีลักษณะของเส้นใย lifli 纖維狀的 волокнистий, жилавий ریشہ دار như hoặc làm bằng sợi, thớ, xơ 纤维状的
n / adj fibreglass
1 (of) very fine threadlike pieces of glass, used for insulation, in materials etc fibreglass curtains. veselglas مَصنوع مِن خُيوط زُجاج ليفي стъклопласт skleněné vlákno fiberglas; fiberglas- die Glaswolle ίνες υάλου fibra de vidrio klaaskiud فایبر گلاس lasikuitu fibre de verre סִיבֵי זְכוּכִית रेशेदार कांच fiber üvegszál serat kaca trefjagler fibra di vetro ガラス繊維入りプラスチック 유리 섬유 stiklo pluoštas stiklplasts serat kaca glaswol glassfiber włókno szklane fibra de vidro fibră de sticlă стекловолокно sklené vlákno stekleno vlakno staklena vuna glasfiber แก้วปั่นเป็นเส้น fiberglas, cam elyafı 玻璃纖維 скловолокно; скловолокнистий بلوری پارچہ sợi thuỷ tinh 玻璃纤维
2 (of) a plastic material reinforced with such glass, used for many purposes eg building boats. veselglas مادة بلاستيكيه من زجاج ليفي стъклопласт laminát; laminátový glasfiber das Fiberglas υαλοβάμβακας de fibra de vidrio klaaskiud پشم شیشه lasikuitu en fibre de verre פִיבֶּרגלַס fiberglas üveggyapot fiberglas trefjaefni, trefjaplast fibra di vetro グラスファイバー 유리 섬유 강화 플라스틱 stiklo pluoštas stiklplasts kaca gentian fiberglas glassfiber włókno szklane fibra de vidro (din) fibră de sticlă стеклопластик laminát; laminátový steklena vlakna staklena vuna glasfiber วัสดุทำจากพลาสติกที่มีแก้วปั่นเป็นเส้น fiberglas 玻璃絲 склопластик; склопластиковий پلاسٹک جس میں بلور کی آمیزش ہو lớp nhựa gia cố kính 玻璃丝
fibre → ألياف vlákno fiber Faser ίνα fibra kuitu fibre vlakno fibra 繊維 섬유 vezel fiber włókno fibra волокно fiber เส้นใย fibre sợi 纤维
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