fibre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms 2.3.2 Derived terms 3 Italian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• fiber (US)

[edit] Etymology

From French fibre

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"faI.b(r)/
• Rhymes: -aɪbə(ɹ)/
• Homophones: fiber

[edit] Noun

fibre (plural fibres) (British, Canadian)

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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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fibʁ/, SAMPA: /fibR/

[edit] Etymology

Old French fibre < Latin fibra

[edit] Noun

fibre f. (plural fibres)

1. fibre

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fibranne fibreux fibrille

fibrine fibrociment fibrome

[edit] Derived terms

• fibre de verre
• fibre optique

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

fibre f.

1. Plural form of fibra.