optical fiber

Noun
  1. A very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light;
    Used in bundles to transmit images (synset 103857551)
    is a type of: fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
    is a part of:
    • fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light
    • fiberscope - a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs
    same as: glass fiber, glass fibre, optical fibre

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