Fiber — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaɪbɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaɪbə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaɪbə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈaɪbɚ/.

Examples

education has for its object the formation of character

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roughage character vulcanized fiber fibre

Parts of Speech

noun	a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
noun	coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
noun	any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
noun	the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; - Herbert Spencer “education has for its object the formation of character”
noun	a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

Word Forms

fibrous

adjective

having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Faser

eine schlanke und stark verlängerte Substanz, die zu Garn gesponnen werden kann

🇫🇷French

fibre

une substance mince et très allongée capable d'être filée en fil

🇪🇸Spanish

fibra

una sustancia delgada y muy alargada capaz de ser hilada

🇮🇹Italian

fibra

una sostanza snella e molto allungata capace di essere filata

🇳🇱Dutch

vezel

een dunne en zeer langwerpige substantie die tot garen kan worden gesponnen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fibra

uma substância delgada e muito alongada capaz de ser transformada em fio

🇷🇺Russian

волокно

тонкое и сильно вытянутое вещество, из которого можно сплести пряжу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फाइबर

एक पतला और अत्यधिक लम्बा पदार्थ जो सूत में काता जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফাইবার

একটি পাতলা এবং ব্যাপকভাবে প্রসারিত পদার্থ যা সুতার মধ্যে কাটাতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

நார்ச்சத்து

ஒரு மெல்லிய மற்றும் மிகவும் நீளமான பொருள் நூலில் சுழலும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫైబర్

ఒక సన్నని మరియు చాలా పొడుగుచేసిన పదార్ధం నూలులో తిప్పగలిగే సామర్థ్యం కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फायबर

एक सडपातळ आणि मोठ्या प्रमाणात वाढवलेला पदार्थ जो सूत कातण्यास सक्षम आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાઇબર

એક પાતળો અને મોટા પ્રમાણમાં વિસ્તરેલ પદાર્થ જે યાર્નમાં કાંતવામાં સક્ષમ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೈಬರ್

ಒಂದು ತೆಳ್ಳಗಿನ ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಉದ್ದವಾದ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ನೂಲಿಗೆ ತಿರುಗಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫൈബർ

നൂലിലേക്ക് നൂൽക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള മെലിഞ്ഞതും വളരെ നീളമേറിയതുമായ ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਈਬਰ

ਇੱਕ ਪਤਲਾ ਅਤੇ ਬਹੁਤ ਲੰਬਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਧਾਗੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੱਤਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فائبر

ایک پتلا اور بہت لمبا مادہ جو سوت میں کاتا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纤维

一种细长且伸长的物质，能够纺成纱线

🇯🇵Japanese

ファイバ

糸に紡ぐことができる細くて非常に細長い物質

🇰🇷Korean

섬유

실을 만들 수 있는 가늘고 매우 길쭉한 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất xơ

một chất mảnh mai và rất dài có khả năng kéo thành sợi

🇹🇭Thai

เส้นใย

เป็นสารที่เรียวและยาวมากซึ่งสามารถปั่นเป็นเส้นด้ายได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

serat

zat ramping dan sangat memanjang yang mampu dipintal menjadi benang

🇵🇭Filipino

hibla

isang payat at napakahabang sangkap na kayang i-spin sa sinulid

🇲🇾Malay

serat

bahan yang langsing dan sangat memanjang yang mampu dipintal menjadi benang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفيبر

مادة رفيعة وممدودة إلى حد كبير يمكن غزلها إلى خيوط

🇮🇷Persian

فیبر

ماده ای باریک و بسیار دراز که قابلیت ریسندگی به نخ را دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

lif

iplik haline getirilebilen ince ve oldukça uzun bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִיב

חומר דק ומוארך מאוד המסוגל להסתובב לחוט

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