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optical fiber
–noun
| a very thin, flexible glass or plastic strand along which large quantities of information can be transmitted in the form of light pulses: used in telecommunications, medicine, and other fields. |
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Optical fiber
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| optical fiber
n. A flexible optically transparent fiber, usually made of glass or plastic, through which light can be transmitted by successive internal reflections. |
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| optical fiber | |
noun | |
| a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
| optical fiber
A flexible transparent fiber of extremely pure glass or plastic, generally between 10 and 200 micrometers in diameter, used especially to carry light signals for telecommunication purposes. See more at fiber optics. |
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optical fiber
optical fibre
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