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Fiber

/ˈfaɪ.bə/

A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

📖 Definitions of "Fiber"

noun
  1. 1

    A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

    "The microscope showed a single blue fiber stuck to the sole of the shoe."

  2. 2

    A material in the form of fibers.

    "The cloth is made from strange, somewhat rough fiber."

  3. 3

    A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width.

    "Please use polyester fiber for this shirt."

  4. 4

    Dietary fiber.

    "Fresh vegetables are a good source of fiber"

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