| 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 |
flute
transverse flute | a high-pitched woodwind instrument, a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown |
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) |
transverse sinus
sinus transversus | a paired dural sinus, terminates in the sigmoid sinus |
muscle cell
muscle fiber
muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body |
nerve fiber
nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
fiber bundle
fibre bundle
fascicle
fasciculus | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
| transverse colon | the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon |
transversus abdominis muscle
transverse muscle of abdomen
musculus transversalis abdominis
transversus abdominis | a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity |
| transverse process | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs |
fiber optics
fiberoptics
fibre optics
fibreoptics | the transmission of light signals via glass fibers |
fiber
fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
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 |
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 |
cross(a)
transverse
transversal
thwartwise | extending or lying across, in a crosswise direction, at right angles to the long axis, cross members should be all steel, from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully, transversal vibrations, transverse colon |
fiber-optic
fiberoptic
fibre-optic
fibreoptic | of or relating to fiber optics |