fibre

  1. Noun.  (countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable) Material in the form of fibres.
  3. Noun.  Dietary fibre.
  4. Noun.  Moral strength and resolve.
  5. Noun.  (mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.