Fiber

/ˈfaɪ.bə/

The meaning and definition of Fiber, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  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. A material in the form of fibers.
    “The cloth is made from strange, somewhat rough fiber.”

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Origin

From French fibre, from Old French fibre, from Latin fibra.

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