sea tangle
tang | any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria |
Old World beaver
Castor fiber | a European variety of beaver |
| fiber fibre vulcanized fiber | a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth |
fiber optic cable
fibre optic cable | a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light |
fiber-optic transmission system
fibre-optic transmission system
FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
optical fiber
glass fiber
optical fibre
glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
character fiber
fibre | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions, education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer |
fiber
fibre | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) |
| Purkinje fiber | a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network |
muscle cell
muscle fiber
muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body |
striated muscle cell
striated muscle fiber | an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue |
nerve fiber
nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
medullated nerve fiber
myelinated nerve fiber | a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin |
motor neuron
efferent neuron
motor nerve fiber
motoneuron | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
motor fiber
efferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands |
sensory fiber
afferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
fiber bundle
fibre bundle
fascicle
fasciculus | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
tangle
snarl
maze | something jumbled or confused, a tangle of government regulations |
fiber optics
fiberoptics
fibre optics
fibreoptics | the transmission of light signals via glass fibers |
roughage
fiber | coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients, its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis |
| tangle | a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven, they carved their way through the tangle of vines |
| tangle orchid | an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers |
| bast bast fiber | strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants |
fiber
fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
cotton cotton fiber
cotton wool | soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state |
man-made fiber
synthetic fiber | fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes |
natural fiber
natural fibre | fiber derived from plants or animals |
animal fiber
animal fibre | fiber derived from animals |
plant fiber
plant fibre | fiber derived from plants |
acrylic fiber
acrylic | polymerized from acrylonitrile |
| polyester fiber | a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester |
staple staple fiber
staple fibre | a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn, staple fibers vary widely in length |
entangle
tangle
mat
snarl | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass, The child entangled the cord |
tousle
dishevel
tangle | disarrange or rumple, dishevel, The strong wind tousled my hair |
ravel
tangle knot | tangle or complicate, a ravelled story |
get into
tangle with | get involved in or with |
embroil
tangle
sweep
sweep up
drag
drag in | force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action, They were swept up by the events, don't drag me into this business |
fiber-optic
fiberoptic
fibre-optic
fibreoptic | of or relating to fiber optics |