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Fiber

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Noun

1. fiber, fibre

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

2. fiber, roughage

coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis

3. fiber, fibre

any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

4. character, fiber, fibre

the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

Example Sentences:
'education has for its object the formation of character'

5. fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Fiber

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noun
the usual US spelling of fibre

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Fiber

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noun
1. 
a. 
a slender, threadlike structure that combines with others to form animal or vegetable tissue
b. 
the tissue so formed
muscle fiber
2. 
a slender, threadlike structure made from a mineral or synthetically
rayon fibers
3. 
a. 
any substance that can be separated into threads or threadlike structures for spinning, weaving, etc.
cotton fiber
b. 
any such thread or structure
wool fibers
4. 
a threadlike root
5. 
the texture of something
a fabric of coarse fiber
6. 
character or nature; quality
a man of strong moral fiber
7. 
roughage

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Fiber

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n.
1. A slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure.
2. Botany One of the elongated, thick-walled cells that give strength and support to plant tissue.
3. Anatomy
a. Any of the filaments constituting the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.
b. Any of various elongated cells or threadlike structures, especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber.
4.
a. A natural or synthetic filament, as of cotton or nylon, capable of being spun into yarn.
b. Material made of such filaments.
5.
a. An essential element of a person's character: "stirred the deeper fibers of my nature" (Oscar Wilde).
b. Strength of character; fortitude: lacking in moral fiber.
6. Coarse, indigestible plant matter, consisting primarily of polysaccharides such as cellulose, that when eaten stimulates intestinal peristalsis. Also called bulk, roughage.

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