fiber

Noun
  1. A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn (synset 114891040)
    is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    subtypes:
    • beard, byssus - tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
    • bristle - a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
    • 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
    • nerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
    • spindle - (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle
    • 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
    • cantala, cebu maguey, manila maguey - hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
    • bassine - coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms
    • coir - stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
    • raffia - fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
    • string - a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
    • fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
    • lint - fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
    • man-made fiber, synthetic fiber - fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes
    • natural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animals
    • 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
    • raveling, ravelling - a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric
    substance holonym: cellulose - a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers
    same as: fibre
  2. Coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients;
    Its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis (synset 107584383)
    is a type of: food product, foodstuff - a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food
    subtypes: bran - food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
    same as: roughage
  3. Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) (synset 105236952)
    is a type 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
    subtypes:
    same as: fibre
  4. The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions (synset 104627573)
    "education has for its object the formation of character"
    is a type of: trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature
    subtypes: spirit - a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
    has:
    is a part of: personality - the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
    same as: character, fibre
  5. A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth (synset 103336189)
    is a type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
    same as: fibre, vulcanized fiber

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