fiber

  1. Noun.  (countable) A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) A material in the form of fibers.
  3. Noun.  (textiles) A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width.
  4. Noun.  Dietary fiber.
  5. Noun.  (figuratively) Moral strength and resolve.
  6. Noun.  (mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.

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