| slovo | definícia |
fiber
(mass) | fiber
- vlákno, základ, jadro |
fiber
(encz) | fiber,charakter |
fiber
(encz) | fiber,jádro |
fiber
(encz) | fiber,podrobnost |
fiber
(encz) | fiber,podstata |
fiber
(encz) | fiber,vláknina n: [tohle je špatně, smazat!] ari100 |
fiber
(encz) | fiber,vlákno n: |
fiber
(encz) | fiber,základ n: |
Fiber
(gcide) | Fiber \Fi"ber\, Fibre \Fi"bre\,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.]
1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the
tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,
the fiber of flax or of muscle.
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2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a
fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender
rootlets of a plant. [WordNet sense 1]
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3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a
person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;
strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [WordNet
sense 2]
Syn: character, fibre.
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Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --Chapman.
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4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,
hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
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5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates
which are completely or partly indigestible, such as
cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a
soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and
stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found
especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is
some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in
fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce
cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called
dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.
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6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
or cloth. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.
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Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,
etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with
steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is
afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle
fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
Fiber plants (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber
useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc. |
fiber
(wn) | fiber
n 1: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being
spun into yarn [syn: fiber, fibre]
2: coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk
stimulates intestinal peristalsis [syn: roughage, fiber]
3: any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a
muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) [syn: fiber, fibre]
4: the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons
moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for
its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer [syn:
character, fiber, fibre]
5: a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or
cloth [syn: fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber] |
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fiber bundle
(encz) | fiber bundle, n: |
fiber optic cable
(encz) | fiber optic cable, n: |
fiber optics
(encz) | fiber optics,optická vlákna Hynek Hanke |
fiber-optic
(encz) | fiber-optic,optická vlákna Hynek Hanke |
fiber-optic transmission system
(encz) | fiber-optic transmission system, n: |
fiberboard
(encz) | fiberboard,dřevovláknitá deska Zdeněk Brož |
fiberglass
(encz) | fiberglass,laminát n: Nijelfiberglass,skelná vata n: PetrV |
fiberoptic
(encz) | fiberoptic, adj: |
fiberoptics
(encz) | fiberoptics, n: |
fibers
(encz) | fibers,vlákna n: pl. |
fiberscope
(encz) | fiberscope, n: |
glass fiber
(encz) | glass fiber, n: |
man-made fiber
(encz) | man-made fiber, n: |
medullated nerve fiber
(encz) | medullated nerve fiber, n: |
microfiber
(encz) | microfiber,mikrovlákno Zdeněk Brož |
motor nerve fiber
(encz) | motor nerve fiber, n: |
muscle fiber
(encz) | muscle fiber, n: |
myelinated nerve fiber
(encz) | myelinated nerve fiber, n: |
natural fiber
(encz) | natural fiber, n: |
nerve fiber
(encz) | nerve fiber, n: |
optical fiber
(encz) | optical fiber,optické vlákno n: [it.] mammoptical fiber,optický kabel n: [it.] mamm |
plant fiber
(encz) | plant fiber, n: |
polyester fiber
(encz) | polyester fiber, n: |
purkinje fiber
(encz) | Purkinje fiber, |
purkinje fibers
(encz) | purkinje fibers,purkyňova vlákna [med.] (lat. rami
subendocardiales) Jirka Daněk |
striated muscle fiber
(encz) | striated muscle fiber, n: |
synthetic fiber
(encz) | synthetic fiber, n: |
vulcanized fiber
(encz) | vulcanized fiber, n: |
fiber distributed data interface
(czen) | Fiber Distributed Data Interface,FDDI[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
axial fiber
(gcide) | Axis \Ax"is\, n.; pl. Axes. [L. axis axis, axle. See Axle.]
A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body,
on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line
passing through a body or system around which the parts are
symmetrically arranged.
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2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the
different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged;
as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone,
that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the
center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight
line passing through the center.
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3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal
support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the
central line of any body. --Gray.
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4. (Anat.)
(a) The second vertebra of the neck, or {vertebra
dentata}.
(b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is
prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first
vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process
or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head
to turn upon.
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5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in
describing the position of the planes by which a crystal
is bounded.
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6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any
design.
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Anticlinal axis (Geol.), a line or ridge from which the
strata slope downward on the two opposite sides.
Synclinal axis, a line from which the strata slope upward
in opposite directions, so as to form a valley.
Axis cylinder (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central
substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also axis band,
axial fiber, and cylinder axis.
Axis in peritrochio, the wheel and axle, one of the
mechanical powers.
Axis of a curve (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a
system of parallel chords of a curve; called a {principal
axis}, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it
divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the
parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has
two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two
axes of the ellipse are the major axis and the {minor
axis}, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the
transverse axis and the conjugate axis.
Axis of a lens, the straight line passing through its
center and perpendicular to its surfaces.
Axis of a microscope or Axis of a telescope, the straight
line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses
which compose it.
Axes of co["o]rdinates in a plane, two straight lines
intersecting each other, to which points are referred for
the purpose of determining their relative position: they
are either rectangular or oblique.
Axes of co["o]rdinates in space, the three straight lines
in which the co["o]rdinate planes intersect each other.
Axis of a balance, that line about which it turns.
Axis of oscillation, of a pendulum, a right line passing
through the center about which it vibrates, and
perpendicular to the plane of vibration.
Axis of polarization, the central line around which the
prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster.
Axis of revolution (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line
about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the
several points of the line or plane shall describe circles
with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes
perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of
revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution.
Axis of symmetry (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which
divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when
folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other
part.
Axis of the equator, ecliptic, horizon (or other circle
considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies),
the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the
plane of the circle. --Hutton.
Axis of the Ionic capital (Arch.), a line passing
perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the
volute.
Neutral axis (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the
horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression,
exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder.
Optic axis of a crystal, the direction in which a ray of
transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All
crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial
or biaxial.
Optic axis, Visual axis (Opt.), the straight line passing
through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the
surface of the eye.
Radical axis of two circles (Geom.), the straight line
perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such
that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles
shall be equal to each other.
Spiral axis (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn
spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without.
Axis of abscissas and Axis of ordinates. See Abscissa.
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Castor fiber
(gcide) | Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.
bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[aum]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver,
Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.
fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,
brown, the animal being probably named from its color.
[root]253. See Brown.]
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1. (Zool.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor.
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Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It
is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its
lodges or "houses," and dams across streams. It is
valued for its fur, and for the material called
castor, obtained from two small bags in the groin of
the animal. The European species is Castor fiber, and
the American is generally considered a variety of this,
although sometimes called Castor Canadensis.
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2. The fur of the beaver.
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3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now
usually of silk.
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A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.
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4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly
for making overcoats.
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5. A man's beard.
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6. The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar. [vulgar
slang]
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7. A woman; -- vulgar and offensive. [vulgar slang]
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8. A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; --
used especially in the phrase eager beaver. [informal]
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Beaver rat (Zool.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of
Tasmania (Hydromys chrysogaster).
Beaver skin, the furry skin of the beaver.
Bank beaver. See under 1st Bank.
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dietary fiber
(gcide) | Fiber \Fi"ber\, Fibre \Fi"bre\,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.]
1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the
tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,
the fiber of flax or of muscle.
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2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a
fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender
rootlets of a plant. [WordNet sense 1]
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3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a
person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;
strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [WordNet
sense 2]
Syn: character, fibre.
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Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --Chapman.
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4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,
hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
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5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates
which are completely or partly indigestible, such as
cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a
soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and
stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found
especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is
some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in
fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce
cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called
dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.
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6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
or cloth. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.
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Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,
etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with
steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is
afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle
fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
Fiber plants (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber
useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc. |
Fiber
(gcide) | Fiber \Fi"ber\, Fibre \Fi"bre\,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.]
1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the
tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,
the fiber of flax or of muscle.
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2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a
fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender
rootlets of a plant. [WordNet sense 1]
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3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a
person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;
strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [WordNet
sense 2]
Syn: character, fibre.
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Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --Chapman.
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4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,
hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
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5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates
which are completely or partly indigestible, such as
cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a
soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and
stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found
especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is
some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in
fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce
cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called
dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.
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6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
or cloth. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.
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Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,
etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with
steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is
afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle
fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
Fiber plants (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber
useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc. |
Fiber gun
(gcide) | Fiber \Fi"ber\, Fibre \Fi"bre\,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.]
1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the
tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,
the fiber of flax or of muscle.
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2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a
fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender
rootlets of a plant. [WordNet sense 1]
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3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a
person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;
strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [WordNet
sense 2]
Syn: character, fibre.
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Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --Chapman.
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4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,
hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
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5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates
which are completely or partly indigestible, such as
cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a
soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and
stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found
especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is
some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in
fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce
cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called
dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.
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6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
or cloth. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.
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Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,
etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with
steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is
afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle
fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
Fiber plants (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber
useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc. |
Fiber optics
(gcide) | Fiber optics \Fi"ber op`tics\,, n.
that branch of optics which studies the transmission of light
through thin transparent fibers.
Note: Light transmission through optical fibers has become an
important means of data and telephone signal
transmission, in some areas superseding the carrying of
vioce and data signals through electrical pulses over
copper wire. It is also used for directly carrying
images from otherwise inaccessible locations, as from
inside the body, for medical procedures. Light
transmission via fiber optics for data transmission
uses an optical fiber made of specially purified
glass with low light absorption characteristics.
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Fiber plants
(gcide) | Fiber \Fi"ber\, Fibre \Fi"bre\,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.]
1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the
tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,
the fiber of flax or of muscle.
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2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a
fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender
rootlets of a plant. [WordNet sense 1]
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3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a
person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;
strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [WordNet
sense 2]
Syn: character, fibre.
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Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --Chapman.
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4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,
hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.
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5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates
which are completely or partly indigestible, such as
cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a
soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and
stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found
especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is
some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in
fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce
cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called
dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.
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6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper
or cloth. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.
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Fiber gun, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,
etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with
steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is
afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle
fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.
Fiber plants (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber
useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc. |
Fiber zibethicus
(gcide) | Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n.
1. (Zool.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent
(Ondatra zibethica formerly Fiber zibethicus). It
resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but
the tail is compressed, the hind feet are webbed, and the
ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which
secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called
also musquash, musk beaver, ondatra, and sometimes
water rat.
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2. (Zool.) The musk shrew.
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3. (Zool.) The desman.
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fiberboard
(gcide) | fiberboard \fiberboard\ n.
a type of wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded
together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets, calle
also particle board.
Syn: fibreboard, particle board.
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Fibered
(gcide) | Fibered \Fi"bered\, Fibred \Fi"bred\, a.
Having fibers; made up of fibers. Fiber-faced |
Fiber-faced
(gcide) | Fiber-faced \Fi"ber-faced`\, Fibre-faced \Fi"bre-faced`\, a.
Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of; -- applied
esp. to a kind of paper for checks, drafts, etc. |
fiberglass
(gcide) | fiberglass \fiberglass\ n.
a material made of fine glass fibers woven into a fabric-like
form, and used in applications requiring heat resistance; it
is also embedded in resins to make a pliable but strong
composite material used as the main component of fishing rods
and boat hulls, and replacing the sheet metal in some
automobile bodies. [Also spelled fibreglass, mostly British
in usage.]
[WordNet 1.5] Fiberless |
Fiberless
(gcide) | Fiberless \Fi"ber*less\, Fibreless \Fi"bre*less\, a.
Having no fibers; destitute of fibers or fiber.
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fiberscope
(gcide) | fiberscope \fi"ber*scope\ n. (Med.)
an instrument used to examine internal organs.
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man-made fiber
(gcide) | man-made fiber \man-made fiber\ n.
A fiber created from natural materials or by chemical
processes.
Syn: synthetic fiber.
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Mullerian fibers
(gcide) | Mullerian \M["u]l*le"ri*an\, prop. a. (Anat., Med.)
Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes M["u]ller; as,
Mullerian duct; Muellerian tumor; M["u]llerian capsule.
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M["u]llerian ducts (Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which
give rise to the genital passages in the female, but
disappear in the male.
M["u]llerian fibers (Anat.), the sustentacular or
connective-tissue fibers which form the framework of the
retina.
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Nerve fiber
(gcide) | nerve \nerve\ (n[~e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin
to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring;
perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. Neuralgia.]
1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers,
with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous
impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the
animal body.
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Note: An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of
nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath
(the perineurium) and all bound together in a
connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium)
containing blood vessels and lymphatics.
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2. A sinew or a tendon. --Pope.
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3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;
constitutional vigor.
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he led me on to mightiest deeds,
Above the nerve of mortal arm. --Milton.
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4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and
endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.
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5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]
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6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs
of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the
base or the midrib of the leaf.
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7. (Zool.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of
insects.
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Nerve cell (Anat.), a neuron, one of the nucleated cells
with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion cell
is one type of nerve cell.
Nerve fiber (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are
made up. These fibers are either medullated or
nonmedullated. In both kinds the essential part is the
translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous
the whole length of the fiber.
Nerve stretching (Med.), the operation of stretching a
nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which
are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the
nerve or its connections.
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optical fiber
(gcide) | optical fiber \optical fiber\ n. (Communications)
A thin fiber of very pure glass used to carry signals
transmitted by means of light. It has much greater
information-carrying capacity than a copper wire, and in the
1990's became a dominant means of transmitting telephone
communications over long distances.
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pita fiber
(gcide) | Pita \Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
(a) A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other
related species, -- used for making cordage and paper.
Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
(b) The plant which yields the fiber.
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Sula fiber
(gcide) | Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), n.; pl. Boobies (-b[i^]z). [Sp.
bobo dunce, idiot; cf. L. balbus stammering, E. barbarous.]
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1. A dunce; a stupid fellow.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A swimming bird (Sula fiber or Sula sula) related
to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies,
nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account
of its apparent stupidity -- unafraid of men, it
allows itself to be caught by a simple and undisguised
approach. The name is also sometimes applied to other
species of gannets; as, Sula piscator, the
red-footed booby; and Sula nebouxii, the
blue-footed booby.
(b) A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.
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Booby hatch
(a) (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily
removable.
(b), an insane asylum. [Colloq.]
Booby hut, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local,
U. S.] --Bartlett.
Booby hutch, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the
eastern part of England. --Forby.
Booby prize, an award for the poorest performance in a
competition; hence, metaphorically, the recognition of a
strikingly inferior or incompetent performance.
Booby trap
(a), a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a
door is opened.
(b), any concealed device causing surprise or injury when
a usually harmless object is touched; -- in military
operations, typically containing an explosive charge.
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Tampico fiber
(gcide) | Ixtle \Ix"tle\, Ixtli \Ix"tli\([i^]x"tl[-e]), n.
1. (Bot.) A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida,
which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber
itself, which is called also pita, and Tampico fiber.
[Written also istle.]
[1913 Webster] IxtleTampico fiber \Tam*pi"co fi"ber\ or Tampico fibre \Tam*pi"co
fi"bre\
A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in
making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used
under this name.
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tecum fiber
(gcide) | Tucum \Tu"cum\, n. [So called by the Indians of Brazil.]
A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a
Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage,
bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called
also tecum, and tecum fiber.
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viscose fiber
(gcide) | Rayon \Ray"on\ (r[=a]"[o^]n), n.
1. A synthetic fiber, made of thin filaments of regenerated
cellulose, extruded from a solution of viscose. Called
also viscose fiber and viscose rayon fiber.
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2. a textile fabric made from rayon[1].
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viscose rayon fiber
(gcide) | Rayon \Ray"on\ (r[=a]"[o^]n), n.
1. A synthetic fiber, made of thin filaments of regenerated
cellulose, extruded from a solution of viscose. Called
also viscose fiber and viscose rayon fiber.
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2. a textile fabric made from rayon[1].
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Vulcanized fiber
(gcide) | Vulcanize \Vul"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vulcanized; p.
pr. & vb. n. Vulcanizing.]
To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber,
by the process of vulcanization.
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Vulcanized fiber, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber,
chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to
form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness,
etc. --Knight.
Vulcanized rubber, India rubber, vulcanized.
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Wood fiber
(gcide) | Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.
witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. &
Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]
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1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;
-- frequently used in the plural.
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Light thickens, and the crow
Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak.
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2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous
substance which composes the body of a tree and its
branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. "To
worship their own work in wood and stone for gods."
--Milton.
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3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater
part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby
plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.
It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of
various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands
called silver grain.
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Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose
and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.
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4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.
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Wood acid, Wood vinegar (Chem.), a complex acid liquid
obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing
large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,
acetic acid. Formerly called pyroligneous acid.
Wood anemone (Bot.), a delicate flower (Anemone nemorosa)
of early spring; -- also called windflower. See Illust.
of Anemone.
Wood ant (Zool.), a large ant (Formica rufa) which lives
in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.
Wood apple (Bot.). See Elephant apple, under Elephant.
Wood baboon (Zool.), the drill.
Wood betony. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Betony.
(b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis
Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or
purplish flowers.
Wood borer. (Zool.)
(a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring
beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,
buprestidans, and certain weevils. See Apple borer,
under Apple, and Pine weevil, under Pine.
(b) The larva of any one of various species of
lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing
moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under Peach),
and of the goat moths.
(c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the
tribe Urocerata. See Tremex.
(d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,
as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.
(e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the
Limnoria, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura
terebrans}).
Wood carpet, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces
of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.
--Knight.
Wood cell (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell
usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the
principal constituent of woody fiber.
Wood choir, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.
[Poetic] --Coleridge.
Wood coal, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.
Wood cricket (Zool.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius
sylvestris}).
Wood culver (Zool.), the wood pigeon.
Wood cut, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an
engraving.
Wood dove (Zool.), the stockdove.
Wood drink, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.
Wood duck (Zool.)
(a) A very beautiful American duck (Aix sponsa). The
male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with
green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its
nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal
duck}, summer duck, and wood widgeon.
(b) The hooded merganser.
(c) The Australian maned goose (Chlamydochen jubata).
Wood echo, an echo from the wood.
Wood engraver.
(a) An engraver on wood.
(b) (Zool.) Any of several species of small beetles whose
larvae bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate
furrows in the wood often more or less resembling
coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus
xylographus}.
Wood engraving.
(a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.
(b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from
such an engraving.
Wood fern. (Bot.) See Shield fern, under Shield.
Wood fiber.
(a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.
(b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty
mass.
Wood fretter (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles whose larvae bore in the wood, or beneath the
bark, of trees.
Wood frog (Zool.), a common North American frog ({Rana
sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except
during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,
with a black stripe on each side of the head.
Wood germander. (Bot.) See under Germander.
Wood god, a fabled sylvan deity.
Wood grass. (Bot.) See under Grass.
Wood grouse. (Zool.)
(a) The capercailzie.
(b) The spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
Wood guest (Zool.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]
Wood hen. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged
rails of the genus Ocydromus, including the weka and
allied species.
(b) The American woodcock.
Wood hoopoe (Zool.), any one of several species of Old
World arboreal birds belonging to Irrisor and allied
genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but
have a curved beak, and a longer tail.
Wood ibis (Zool.), any one of several species of large,
long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus
Tantalus. The head and neck are naked or scantily
covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus
loculator}) is common in Florida.
Wood lark (Zool.), a small European lark ({Alauda
arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes
while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on
trees.
Wood laurel (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne
Laureola}).
Wood leopard (Zool.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera
aesculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva
bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit
trees.
Wood lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley.
Wood lock (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and
sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the
pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.
Wood louse (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod
Crustacea belonging to Oniscus, Armadillo, and
related genera. See Sow bug, under Sow, and {Pill
bug}, under Pill.
(b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,
pseudoneuropterous insects of the family Psocidae,
which live in the crevices of walls and among old
books and papers. Some of the species are called also
book lice, and deathticks, or deathwatches.
Wood mite (Zool.), any one of numerous small mites of the
family Oribatidae. They are found chiefly in woods, on
tree trunks and stones.
Wood mote. (Eng. Law)
(a) Formerly, the forest court.
(b) The court of attachment.
Wood nettle. (Bot.) See under Nettle.
Wood nightshade (Bot.), woody nightshade.
Wood nut (Bot.), the filbert.
Wood nymph. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled
goddess of the woods; a dryad. "The wood nymphs, decked
with daisies trim." --Milton.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely
colored moths belonging to the genus Eudryas. The
larvae are bright-colored, and some of the species, as
Eudryas grata, and Eudryas unio, feed on the
leaves of the grapevine.
(c) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely
colored South American humming birds belonging to the
genus Thalurania. The males are bright blue, or
green and blue.
Wood offering, wood burnt on the altar.
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We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.
x. 34.
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Wood oil (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East
Indian trees of the genus Dipterocarpus, having
properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes
substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See
Gurjun.
Wood opal (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having
some resemblance to wood.
Wood paper, paper made of wood pulp. See Wood pulp,
below.
Wood pewee (Zool.), a North American tyrant flycatcher
(Contopus virens). It closely resembles the pewee, but
is smaller.
Wood pie (Zool.), any black and white woodpecker,
especially the European great spotted woodpecker.
Wood pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons
belonging to Palumbus and allied genera of the
family Columbidae.
(b) The ringdove.
Wood puceron (Zool.), a plant louse.
Wood pulp (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the
poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion
with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into
sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.
Wood quail (Zool.), any one of several species of East
Indian crested quails belonging to Rollulus and allied
genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({Rollulus
roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long
crest of red hairlike feathers.
Wood rabbit (Zool.), the cottontail.
Wood rat (Zool.), any one of several species of American
wild rats of the genus Neotoma found in the Southern
United States; -- called also bush rat. The Florida wood
rat (Neotoma Floridana) is the best-known species.
Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Cinna arundinacea)
growing in moist woods.
Wood reeve, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]
Wood rush (Bot.), any plant of the genus Luzula,
differing from the true rushes of the genus Juncus
chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.
Wood sage (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of
the genus Teucrium. See Germander.
Wood screw, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and
usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.
Wood sheldrake (Zool.), the hooded merganser.
Wood shock (Zool.), the fisher. See Fisher, 2.
Wood shrike (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old
World singing birds belonging to Grallina,
Collyricincla, Prionops, and allied genera, common in
India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,
but feed upon both insects and berries.
Wood snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The American woodcock.
(b) An Asiatic snipe (Gallinago nemoricola).
Wood soot, soot from burnt wood.
Wood sore. (Zool.) See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis
Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of
Shamrock.
Wood spirit. (Chem.) See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl.
Wood stamp, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,
for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.
Wood star (Zool.), any one of several species of small
South American humming birds belonging to the genus
Calothorax. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,
purple, and other colors.
Wood sucker (Zool.), the yaffle.
Wood swallow (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old
World passerine birds belonging to the genus Artamus and
allied genera of the family Artamidae. They are common
in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and
habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they
resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white
beneath.
Wood tapper (Zool.), any woodpecker.
Wood tar. See under Tar.
Wood thrush, (Zool.)
(a) An American thrush (Turdus mustelinus) noted for the
sweetness of its song. See under Thrush.
(b) The missel thrush.
Wood tick. See in Vocabulary.
Wood tin. (Min.). See Cassiterite.
Wood titmouse (Zool.), the goldcgest.
Wood tortoise (Zool.), the sculptured tortoise. See under
Sculptured.
Wood vine (Bot.), the white bryony.
Wood vinegar. See Wood acid, above.
Wood warbler. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of
the genus Dendroica. See Warbler.
(b) A European warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix); --
called also green wren, wood wren, and {yellow
wren}.
Wood worm (Zool.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood
borer.
Wood wren. (Zool.)
(a) The wood warbler.
(b) The willow warbler.
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Woody fiber
(gcide) | Woody \Wood"y\, a.
1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. "The woody
wilderness." --Bryant.
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Secret shades
Of woody Ida's inmost grove. --Milton.
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2. Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber;
ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants.
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3. Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan. [R.] "Woody nymphs,
fair Hamadryades." --Spenser.
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Woody fiber. (Bot.)
(a) Fiber or tissue consisting of slender, membranous
tubes tapering at each end.
(b) A single wood cell. See under Wood. --Goodale.
Woody nightshade. (Bot.). See Bittersweet, 3
(a) .
Woody pear (Bot.), the inedible, woody, pear-shaped fruit
of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus
Xylomelum; -- called also wooden pear.
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acrylic fiber
(wn) | acrylic fiber
n 1: polymerized from acrylonitrile [syn: acrylic fiber,
acrylic] |
afferent fiber
(wn) | afferent fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central
nervous system [syn: sensory fiber, afferent fiber] |
animal fiber
(wn) | animal fiber
n 1: fiber derived from animals [syn: animal fiber, {animal
fibre}] |
bast fiber
(wn) | bast fiber
n 1: strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of
from various plants [syn: bast, bast fiber] |
castor fiber
(wn) | Castor fiber
n 1: a European variety of beaver [syn: Old World beaver,
Castor fiber] |
cotton fiber
(wn) | cotton fiber
n 1: soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
[syn: cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool] |
efferent fiber
(wn) | efferent fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or
glands [syn: motor fiber, efferent fiber] |
fiber bundle
(wn) | fiber bundle
n 1: a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: {fiber
bundle}, fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus] |
fiber optic cable
(wn) | fiber optic cable
n 1: a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large
amounts of information at the speed of light [syn: {fiber
optic cable}, fibre optic cable] |
fiber optics
(wn) | fiber optics
n 1: the transmission of light signals via glass fibers [syn:
fiber optics, fiberoptics, fibre optics,
fibreoptics] |
fiber-optic
(wn) | fiber-optic
adj 1: of or relating to fiber optics [syn: fiber-optic,
fiberoptic, fibre-optic, fibreoptic] |
fiber-optic transmission system
(wn) | fiber-optic transmission system
n 1: a communication system using fiber optic cables [syn:
fiber-optic transmission system, {fibre-optic
transmission system}, FOTS] |
fiberboard
(wn) | fiberboard
n 1: wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded
together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets [syn:
fiberboard, fibreboard, particle board] |
fiberglass
(wn) | fiberglass
n 1: a covering material made of glass fibers in resins [syn:
fiberglass, fibreglass] |
fiberoptic
(wn) | fiberoptic
adj 1: of or relating to fiber optics [syn: fiber-optic,
fiberoptic, fibre-optic, fibreoptic] |
fiberoptics
(wn) | fiberoptics
n 1: the transmission of light signals via glass fibers [syn:
fiber optics, fiberoptics, fibre optics,
fibreoptics] |
fiberscope
(wn) | fiberscope
n 1: a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that
is used to examine internal organs |
genus neofiber
(wn) | genus Neofiber
n 1: round-tailed muskrat [syn: Neofiber, genus Neofiber] |
glass fiber
(wn) | glass fiber
n 1: a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a
waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
[syn: optical fiber, glass fiber, optical fibre,
glass fibre] |
man-made fiber
(wn) | man-made fiber
n 1: fiber created from natural materials or by chemical
processes [syn: man-made fiber, synthetic fiber] |
medullated nerve fiber
(wn) | medullated nerve fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin [syn:
medullated nerve fiber, myelinated nerve fiber] |
motor fiber
(wn) | motor fiber
n 1: a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or
glands [syn: motor fiber, efferent fiber] |
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