fibre

Meaning

1. A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
2. Material in the form of fibres.
3. Dietary fibre.
4. Moral strength and resolve.
5. The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.
6. Said to be of a morphism over a global element: The pullback of the said morphism along the said global element.
7. A kind of lightweight thread of execution.
8. A long tubular cell found in bodily tissue.

Synonyms

fiber

filament

thread

🧵

fiber

string

🪢

root

character

cord

fibril

vulcanized fiber

rope

🪢

ply

rib

roughage

strand

strength

temperament

textile

tissue

vein

yarn

🧶

thin skin

personality

stringy pulp of the jackfruit

optical waveguide fibre

ino

dietary fiber

artery

dietary fibre

bast

cane

feeler

film

📽️

fishing line

fortitude

membrane

nature

optical fibre

pellicle

Hyphenated as

fi‧bre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ)/

Etymology

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