fiber
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fi·ber /ˈfaɪbə $ -ər/ noun [countable, uncountable] XXthe American spelling of fibre fibre的美式拼法
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fiber• A fiber mile is one strand of fiber measuring one mile long is equal to 12 fiber miles.• But fiber optics may change all that.• As assistant commissioner, Smith oversees marketing programs involving livestock, horticulture, fiber and international marketing.• While hybrid fiber / coax networks are becoming the preferred architecture, this is not a universal choice.• It has long been thought that a diet high in fiber reduces the risks of cancer.• Sisal carpeting is made from the fiber of the agave plant.• The fiber is useless unless it connects customers to equipment that transmits or stores information or video programs.• For instance, toasting and saut ing most foods can increase their fiber content.• The coffee filter has thin fibers to trap the particles that cause bitterness.Origin fiber (1500-1600) French fibre, from Latin fibrafi·ber nounChineseSyllable
Corpus of fibre American the spelling
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fiber
fi‧ber /ˈfaɪbə $ -ər/ 
noun [countable, uncountable]
fi‧bre British English, fiber American English /ˈfaɪbə $ -ər/ noun
1. [uncountable] the parts of plants that you eat but cannot digest. Fibre helps to keep you healthy by moving food quickly through your body:
Fruit and vegetables are high in fibre content.
food that is high in dietary fibre
2. [uncountable and countable] a mass of threads used to make rope, cloth etc
natural/synthetic/man-made etc fibre
Nylon is a man-made fibre.
3. [countable] a thin thread, or one of the thin parts like threads that form natural materials such as wood or carbon
4. nerve/muscle fibres the thin pieces of flesh that form the nerves or muscles in your body
5. with every fibre of your being literary if you feel something with every fibre of your being, you feel it very strongly:
He wanted her with every fibre of his being.
⇨ moral fibre at moral1(2), ⇨ optical fibre
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noun [countable, uncountable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: fibre, from Latin fibra
the American spelling of fibreLanguage: French
Origin: fibre, from Latin fibra
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British English, fiber American English /ˈfaɪbə $ -ər/ noun1. [uncountable] the parts of plants that you eat but cannot digest. Fibre helps to keep you healthy by moving food quickly through your body:
2. [uncountable and countable] a mass of threads used to make rope, cloth etc
natural/synthetic/man-made etc fibre
3. [countable] a thin thread, or one of the thin parts like threads that form natural materials such as wood or carbon
4. nerve/muscle fibres the thin pieces of flesh that form the nerves or muscles in your body
5. with every fibre of your being literary if you feel something with every fibre of your being, you feel it very strongly:
⇨ moral fibre at moral1(2), ⇨ optical fibre