Meaning | A very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images. |
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Synonyms | optical fiber, glass fiber, glass fibre |
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Part of | fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable | A cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light |
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fiberscope | A flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs |
Broader | fiber, fibre | A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
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Spanish | fibra óptica |
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Catalan | fibra òptica |
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