Definition for: fibre

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English

Alternative spellings

• fiber ( US )

Noun

fibre

1. ( countable ) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.

   The microscope showed several different fibres stuck to the sole of the shoe.

2. ( uncountable ) Material in the form of fibres.

   The cloth was made from strange, somewhat rough fibre .

3. Dietary fibre.

   Fresh vegetables are a good source of fibre .

4. Moral strength and resolve.

   The ordeal was a test of everyone’s fibre .

5. ( mathematics ) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.

   Under this map, any two values in the fibre of a given point on the circle differ by 2π

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fibʁ/
• SAMPA: /fibR/

Noun

fibre f

1. fibre

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Other Translations for "fibre"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		fibre
Hex		66 69 e2 72 65
Pig Latin		ibrefay

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