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Synonyms for fiber

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fahy-ber
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ bər

Top 10 synonyms for fiber
Other synonyms for the word fiber

Définition of fiber

Origin :
  • 1530s, from French fibre (14c.), from Latin fibra "a fiber, filament," of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Latin filum "thread," or from root of findere "to split." Fiberboard is from 1897; Fiberglas is 1937, U.S. registered trademark name; and fiber optics is from 1956.
  • noun strand of material
  • noun texture
Example sentences :
  • After steaming, the fiber and its adjuncts were easily stripped from the wood.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 417 » by Various
  • It gave Silvine a shock, so violent that it convulsed her in every fiber of her being.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • My will was annihilated; not a fiber of flesh obeyed my bidding.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • The caressing touch thrilled the girl's being through every fiber.
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • Oh, how those words thrilled every fiber of Dorothy's being!
  • Extract from : « Pretty Madcap Dorothy » by Laura Jean Libbey
  • It appeared to have been made from a fiber rather than a pulp.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • The fiber thongs that bound him were also rubbing against the rock.
  • Extract from : « The Great Dome on Mercury » by Arthur Leo Zagat
  • The log might be sound enough by itself, tough of fiber, and hard to destroy—but what of that!
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • That last scene with Sue had uprooted every fiber of his being.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • And there were certain Lorrigan traits which would not bear any mixture of Belle in the fiber.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
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