fibre or US fiber(ˈfaɪbə
)
Definitions
noun
- a natural or synthetic filament that may be spun into yarn, such as cotton or nylon
- cloth or other material made from such yarn
- a long fine continuous thread or filament
- the structure of any material or substance made of or as if of fibres; texture
- essential substance or nature ⇒
all the fibres of his being were stirred
- strength of character (esp in the phrase moral fibre)
- See dietary fibre
- botany
- a narrow elongated thick-walled cell: a constituent of sclerenchyma tissue
- such tissue extracted from flax, hemp, etc, used to make linen, rope, etc
- a very small root or twig
- anatomy any thread-shaped structure, such as a nerve fibre
Alternative Forms
ˈfibred ˈfibered adjective ˈfibreless ˈfiberless adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Latin fibra filament, entrailsTranslations
- British English:
fibre
A fibre is a thin thread of a natural or artificial substance, especially one used to make cloth or rope.If you look at the paper under a microscope you will see the fibres.ˈfaɪbə NOUN If you look at the paper under a microscope you will see the fibres.
- Spanish:
fibra
nf
- French:
fibre
nf
- German:
Faser
nf
- Chinese: 纤维 n
- Arabic: لِيْف n
- Portuguese: fibra nf
- Russian: волокно nnt
- Croatian: vlakno nnt
- Czech: vlákno nnt
- Danish: fiber nutr
- Dutch: vezel n
- Finnish: kuitu n
- Greek: ίνα nf
- Italian: fibra nf
- Japanese: 繊維 n
- Korean: 섬유 n
- Norwegian: fiber nm
- Polish: włókno nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: fibra nf
- European Spanish:
fibra
nf
- Swedish: fiber nutr
- Thai: เส้นใย n
- Turkish: fibre n
- Vietnamese: sợi n
Usage examples
And I was regretting with every fibre of my being ever having mentioned bloody Steve.
, Time of the Wolf (1994)To purchase prints for public display phone the Picture Library on 020 7261 6337 negatives onto fibre based photographic paper.
Country Life (2004)Another study suggests that too little fibre , not too many calories, is what's making kids fat.
canada.com (2004)The taller the nettle, the stronger the fibre ," says Harwood.
Belfast Telegraph (2004)Only 30 to 50 g is needed; a diet rich in plant fibre easily supplies this.
, PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycystic ovary syndrome (2002)