fibre
A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
Example
“The microscope showed several different fibres stuck to the sole of the shoe.”
Other meanings
Material in the form of fibres.
“The cloth was made from strange, somewhat rough fibre.”
Moral strength and resolve.
“The ordeal was a test of everyone’s fibre.”
Related words
- biofibre
- carbon fibre
- chlorofibre
- dark fibre
- dietary fibre
- fibreboard
- fibre bundle
- fibre cement
- dentinal fibre
- fibre clay
- fibrecraft
- fibred
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “fibre” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.