fiber

/'faibə/ Cách viết khác : (fiber) /'faibər/

Thân thiện

A strand of fiber is spun into yarn on a spinning wheel.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A slender, threadlike structure: A natural or synthetic filament that is significantly longer than it is wide, often used to make textiles, rope, or paper.
   • Dietary material: The indigestible part of plant foods, consisting of substances like cellulose, that adds bulk to the diet and aids digestion.
   • Biological cell structure: Any of various elongated, threadlike cells in animal or plant tissues, such as a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber.
   • Essential character or nature: The inherent complex of attributes that determines a person's moral and ethical qualities.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Nylon is a strong synthetic fiber used in clothing.
  • Eating fruits and vegetables high in fiber is good for your health.
  • The scientist observed the nerve fiber under the microscope.
  • Her moral fiber was tested during the crisis.

Advanced Usage

• "Moral fiber": Refers to a person's inner strength, integrity, and ethical character.
  • The leader was respected for his courage and moral fiber.
• "To be woven into the fiber of something": To be an integral and fundamental part of something.
  • Hard work is woven into the fiber of their family culture.

Variants and Related Words

• Fibrous (adj): Consisting of or resembling fibers.
  • The meat was tough and fibrous.
• Fiberboard (n): A building material made of compressed wood fibers.
• Fiberglass (n): A material consisting of extremely fine glass fibers, used for insulation or in textiles.
• Fibre: The British English spelling of "fiber."

Synonyms

• Filament: A fine thread or threadlike structure.
• Strand: A single thin length of fiber, thread, or wire.
• Roughage: Another term for dietary fiber.
• Character: The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Related Phrases

• Fiber optics: The technology of transmitting information as light pulses along a glass or plastic fiber.
  • The internet connection uses fiber optics for high-speed data transfer.
• Dietary fiber: The specific type of fiber found in food that is beneficial for digestion.

Related Idioms

• "A fiber of one's being": A deep and essential part of a person's character or nature.
  • Honesty was a fiber of his being; he couldn't tell a lie.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
2. 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
3. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
4. coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
5. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fibre
• vulcanized fiber
• character
• roughage