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FIBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
Synonyms:
fiber; fibre; vulcanized fiber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fiber" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
Example:
education has for its object the formation of character
Synonyms:
character; fiber; fibre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fiber" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Meronyms (parts of "fiber"):
thoughtfulness (the trait of thinking carefully before acting)
responsibility; responsibleness (a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct)
integrity (moral soundness)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fiber"):
spirit (a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character)
Holonyms ("fiber" is a part of...):
personality (the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
Synonyms:
fiber; fibre
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fiber" is a kind of...):
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fiber"):
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)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
Synonyms:
fiber; roughage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("fiber" is a kind of...):
food product; foodstuff (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fiber"):
bran (food prepared from the husks of cereal grains)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
Synonyms:
fiber; fibre
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fiber" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Meronyms (substance of "fiber"):
cellulose (a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fiber"):
raveling; ravelling (a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric)
oakum (loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships)
natural fiber; natural fibre (fiber derived from plants or animals)
man-made fiber; synthetic fiber (fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes)
lint (fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers)
fibril; filament; strand (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)
string (a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod))
raffia (fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets)
coir (stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut)
bassine (coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms)
cantala; Cebu maguey; manila maguey (hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants)
loofa; loofah; loufah sponge; luffa (the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer)
spindle ((biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle)
nerve fiber; nerve fibre (a threadlike extension of a nerve cell)
glass fiber; glass fibre; optical fiber; optical fibre (a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images)
bristle (a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic)
beard; byssus (tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface)
Derivation:
fibrous (having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute)
Context examples:
A sustained and usually painful contraction of muscle fibers.
(Muscle Cramp, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Skeletal muscle fibers having high myofibrillar ATPase activity, high glycolytic enzyme activities, and an intermediate glycogen content which produce a fast twitch.
(Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Fibers which are elongated and cylindrical in shape and less than 100 nm in length.
(Nanofiber, NCI Thesaurus)
Embryonic formation of muscle cells or fibers.
(Myogenesis, NCI Thesaurus)
Navy beans are rich in fiber, minerals, vitamins, and phytochemicals such as flavonoids and phytosterols.
(Navy Bean Powder, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in both stress fiber formation and signaling.
(NCK-Interacting Protein with SH3 Domain, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in stress fiber formation.
(NCKIPSD Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
A thin layer of smooth muscle fibers found as a part of the tunica mucosa in the gastrointestinal tract and urinary bladder deep to the lamina propria mucosae.
(Muscularis Mucosa, NCI Thesaurus)
When the extrafusal fibers are stretched, the intrafusal fibers of the spindle stretch as well.
(Muscle Spindle, NCI Thesaurus)
Skeletal muscle fibers having low myofibrillar ATPase activity, low glycogen content, and high myoglobin content, high mitochondrial oxidative enzyme activities, and an intermediate mitochondrial content which produce a slow twitch and are fatigue-resistant.
(Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
