fibre

[ fahy-ber ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a variant of fiber.

fibre

/ ˈfaɪbə /

noun

1. a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon
2. 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. See dietary fibre
8. botany
   1. a narrow elongated thick-walled cell: a constituent of sclerenchyma tissue
   2. such tissue extracted from flax, hemp, etc, used to make linen, rope, etc
   3. a very small root or twig
9. anatomy any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre

Derived Forms

• ˈfibreless, adjective
• ˈfibred, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fibre¹

C14: from Latin fibra filament, entrails

Example Sentences

The sub’s hull was also made out of carbon fibre, an unconventional material for a deep-sea vessel.

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Every time Titan went down to the Titanic - and it had made multiple dives - the carbon fibre was compressed and damaged.

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The carbon fibre was attached to two rings of titanium, creating weak points.

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Cables have been laid within existing water pipes, using the islands community-owned water system, enabling full fibre broadband to almost all properties.

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The fibre cable is delivered through a second pipe housed within the drinking water network.

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