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

Finnish network operator Cinia said all fibre connections in it had been cut.

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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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Jute is typically cultivated locally for its edible leaves, not for fibre.

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Tributes have been paid to Dias, described by the Carta de Moçambique news site as a "shrewd lawyer, intrepid, with the tough fibre of a fighter".

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Llanbrynmair, in Powys, is the first telephone exchange area to be upgraded so that full fibre broadband is possible in 100% of homes and properties.

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