fiber Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
    fibre.
  2. noun coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
    roughage.
  3. noun any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
    fibre.
  4. noun the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
    fibre; character.
    • education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
  5. noun a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
    fibre; vulcanized fiber.

WordNet

Fi"ber, Fi"bre noun (Also<
  • Fiber
  • Fibre
)
Etymology
F. fibre, L. fibra.
Definitions
  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.
  2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender rootlets of a plant.
  3. Sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber.
    Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. Chapman.
  4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.

Webster 1913