fibre

IPA: fˈaɪbɝ

(countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
(uncountable) Material in the form of fibres.
Dietary fibre.
Moral strength and resolve.
(mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.
(category theory) Said to be of a morphism over a global element: The pullback of the said morphism along the said global element.
(computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution.
(cytology) A long tubular cell found in bodily tissue.

Examples of "fibre" in Sentences

The Maya produced fibre from the henequen plant since the time of Christ.
The impulse in the fibre is an electrical pulse which lasts 1/1000 second.
The term fibre or cellulose in analytical tables is not a very definite one.
Has anyone mentioned to Bimota that carbon fibre is the asbestos of the new millenium?
Catty, remember too with the wool that it needs to be low alergenic, supple, very supple in fibre because we all know just HOW SOFT JB is okay
High bandwidth fibre is relatively cheap, the cost for putting it into the ground over long distances can run between $25,000 per mile and $3M per mile.
The cable broadband service, which it calls fibre optic broadband, will still be listed as providing an "up to" speed based on the product purchased as these are not affected in the same way as the technology limited ADSL based products.
This stew/soup is also very high in fibre and low in sugars (I didn't add any but they do come from the carbs in the tomatoes and beans), making it a delicious, vegan, diabetic friendly meal that I'm going to submit to Art of Cooking Indian Food's Eat Healthy - Fight Diabetes event.