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fi·brous
(fī′brəs)adj.
1. Having, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
2. Full of sinews; tough.
fi′brous·ly adv.
fi′brous·ness n.
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fibrous
(ˈfaɪbrəs)adj
consisting of, containing, or resembling fibres: fibrous tissue.
ˈfibrously adv
ˈfibrousness n
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fi•brous
(ˈfaɪ brəs)adj.
containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
[1620–30]
fi′brous•ly, adv.
fi′brous•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | fibrous - having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute tough - resistant to cutting or chewing |
2. | fibrous - (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew tough - resistant to cutting or chewing |
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Translations
ليفي، ذو ألياف
vláknitý
fiber-fiberagtig
rostos
trefja-, trefjóttur
lifli
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fibrous
[ˈfaɪbrəs] adj [object, substance] → fibreux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fibrous
adj → faserig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fibrous
[ˈfaɪbrəs] adj → fibroso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fibre
(American) fiber (ˈfaibə) noun1. a fine thread or something like a thread. a nerve fibre.
2. a material made up of fibres. coconut fibre.
3. character. A girl of strong moral fibre.
ˈfibrous adjectiveˈfibreglass noun, adjective
1. (of) very fine threadlike pieces of glass, used for insulation, in materials etc. fibreglass curtains.
2. (of) a plastic material reinforced with such glass, used for many purposes eg building boats.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
fi·brous
a. fibroso-a.
1. rel. a la fibrina;
2. estructura en forma de hilo;
___ ankylosis → anquilosis ___;
___ cortical defect → defecto cortical ___;
___ degeneration → degeneración ___;
___ goiter → bocio ___;
___ joint → articulación ___;
___ tissue → tejido ___;
___ tubercule → tubérculo ___.
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