FIBER OPTICS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The transmission of light signals via glass fibers

Synonyms:

fiber optics; fiberoptics; fibre optics; fibreoptics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("fiber optics" is a kind of...):

transmission (communication by means of transmitted signals)

Derivation:

fiber-optic; fibre-optic (of or relating to fiber optics)

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