fiber
pronunciation
How to pronounce fiber in British English:
UK [faɪbə]
How to pronounce fiber in American English:
US [ˈfaɪbər]
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- Noun:
- a slender and greatly elongated solid substance
- the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
Word Origin
- fiber (n.)
- late 14c., fibre "a lobe of the liver," also "entrails," from Medieval Latin fibre, from Latin fibra "a fiber, filament; entrails," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Latin filum "a thread, string" (see file (n.1)) or from root of findere "to split" (see fissure). Meaning "thread-like structure in animal bodies" is from c. 1600 (in plants, 1660s); hence figurative use in reference to force or toughness (1630s). As "textile material," 1827. Fiberboard is from 1897; Fiberglas is attested from 1937, U.S. registered trademark name; in generic use, with lower-case f- and double -s, by 1941. Fiber optics is from 1956.
Example
- 1. Reinforced carbon fiber will lock out debris and dust .
- 2. Replacing metal wiring with fiber optics could change everything from supercomputers to laptops .
- 3. Fiber helps keep things moving .
- 4. Plus , it has abundant fiber and magnesium .
- 5. Sweet potatoes contain fiber , vitamin a and calcium .