Fiber vs. Fibber

Fibernoun

(countable) A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

‘The microscope showed a single blue fiber stuck to the sole of the shoe.’;

Fibbernoun

(informal) A liar.

Fibernoun

(uncountable) A material in the form of fibers.

‘The cloth is made from strange, somewhat rough fiber.’;

Fibbernoun

One who tells fibs.

Fibernoun

(textiles) A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width.

‘Please use polyester fiber for this shirt.’;

Fibbernoun

someone who tells lies

Fibernoun

Dietary fiber.

‘Fresh vegetables are a good source of fiber’;

Fibernoun

(figuratively) Moral strength and resolve.

‘The ordeal was a test of everyone's fiber.’;

Fibernoun

(mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.

‘Under this map, any two values in the fiber of a given point on the circle differ by 2π’;

Fibernoun

(category theory) Said to be of a morphism over a global element: The pullback of the said morphism along the said global element.

Fibernoun

(computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution.

Fibernoun

One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle.

Fibernoun

Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender rootlets of a plant.

Fibernoun

the inherent complex of attributes that determine a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber.

‘Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force.’;

Fibernoun

A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.

Fibernoun

that portion of food composed of carbohydrates which are completely or partly indigestible, such as cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.

Fibernoun

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth.

Fibernoun

a slender and greatly elongated solid substance

Fibernoun

the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions;

‘education has for its object the formation of character’;

Fibernoun

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

Fiber

Fiber or fibre (from Latin: fibra) is a natural or man-made substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials.