Fiber Definition

fībər
fibers
noun
fibers
A slender, threadlike structure made from a mineral or synthetically.
Rayon fibers.
Webster's New World
One of the elongated, thick-walled cells that give strength and support to plant tissue.
American Heritage Medicine
The tissue so formed.
Muscle fiber.
Webster's New World
A slender, threadlike structure that combines with others to form animal or vegetable tissue.
Webster's New World
Any substance that can be separated into threads or threadlike structures for spinning, weaving, etc.
Cotton fiber.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Fiber

Noun

Singular:
fiber
Plural:
fibers

Origin of Fiber

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

    From Wiktionary

  • French fibre from Old French from Latin fibra

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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