Fibre vs. Yarn

Fibrenoun

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

‘The microscope showed several different fibres stuck to the sole of the shoe.’;

Yarnnoun

(uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.

Fibrenoun

(uncountable) Material in the form of fibres.

‘The cloth was made from strange, somewhat rough fibre.’;

Yarnnoun

(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.

Fibrenoun

Dietary fibre.

‘Fresh vegetables are a good source of fibre.’;

Yarnnoun

(countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

Fibrenoun

Moral strength and resolve.

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

Yarnverb

To tell a story or stories.

Fibrenoun

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

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

Yarnnoun

Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.

Fibrenoun

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

Yarnnoun

One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.

Fibrenoun

(computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution.

Yarnnoun

A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.

Fibrenoun

A long tubular cell found in muscle tissue; myocyte.

Yarnnoun

the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;

‘his narration was hesitant’;

Fibrenoun

Same as fiber.

Yarnnoun

a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

Fibrenoun

a slender and greatly elongated solid substance

Yarnverb

tell or spin a yarn

Fibrenoun

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

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

Yarn

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, or ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine.

Fibrenoun

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

Fibrenoun

a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed

‘the basket comes lined with natural coco fibres’;

Fibrenoun

a substance formed of fibres

‘ordinary synthetics don't breathe as well as natural fibres’; ‘high strength carbon fibre’;

Fibrenoun

a threadlike structure forming part of the muscular, nervous, connective, or other tissue in the human or animal body

‘she wanted him with every fibre of her being’; ‘there were degenerative changes in muscle fibres’;

Fibrenoun

strength of character

‘a weak person with no moral fibre’;

Fibrenoun

dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin, that are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes.