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) |
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 |
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 |
petroleum crude oil crude rock oil fossil oil oil | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
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 |
crude raw | not processed or subjected to analysis, raw data, the raw cost of production, only the crude vital statistics |
blunt crude(a) stark(a) | devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment, the blunt truth, the crude facts, facing the stark reality of the deadline |
crude earthy gross vulgar | conspicuously and tastelessly indecent, coarse language, a crude joke, crude behavior, an earthy sense of humor, a revoltingly gross expletive, a vulgar gesture, full of language so vulgar it should have been edited |
crude primitive rude | belonging to an early stage of technical development, characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness, the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man, primitive movies of the s, primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains |
unrefined unprocessed crude | not refined or processed, unrefined ore, crude oil |
crude rough | not carefully or expertly made, managed to make a crude splint, a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them, rough carpentry |
fiber-optic fiberoptic fibre-optic fibreoptic | of or relating to fiber optics |