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['fæbrik]((a type of) cloth or material: Nylon is a man-made fabric.) tecido* * *fab.ric[f'æbrik] n 1 tecido, pano. a fabric of synthetic fiber / um tecido de fibra sintética. 2 estrutura, construção. inflation is terrible for the fabric of society / a inflação é terrível para a estrutura social.
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fiber — noun /ˈfaɪ.bə,ˈfaɪ.bɚ/ a) A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread. The microscope showed a single blue fiber stuck to the sole of the shoe. b) A material in the… … Wiktionary
fiber optics — noun the transmission of light signals via glass fibers • Syn: ↑fiberoptics, ↑fibre optics, ↑fibreoptics • Derivationally related forms: ↑fibreoptic (for: ↑fibreoptics), ↑fiberoptic … Useful english dictionary
fiber optic cable — noun a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light • Syn: ↑fibre optic cable • Hypernyms: ↑cable, ↑line, ↑transmission line • Part Holonyms: ↑fiber optic transmission system, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fiber plant — noun : a plant yielding a useful fiber (as hemp, flax) * * * fiber plant, any plant which produces a fiber of commercial value, such as cotton, hemp, or straw … Useful english dictionary
fiber — noun Etymology: Middle French fibre, from Latin fibra Date: 1540 1. a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread: as a. (1) a slender root (as of a grass) (2) an elongated tapering thick walled plant cell void at maturity that imparts… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fiber — (Brit. fibre) ► NOUN 1) a thread or filament from which a plant or animal tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed. 2) a substance formed of fibres. 3) dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, that are resistant to the… … English terms dictionary
fiber-optic transmission system — noun a communication system using fiber optic cables • Syn: ↑fibre optic transmission system, ↑FOTS • Hypernyms: ↑communication system, ↑communication equipment • Part Meronyms: ↑fiber optic cable, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fiber glass — noun : glass in fibrous form used in making various products (as glass wool, yarns, textiles) fiber glass insulation a fiber glass boat called also fibrous glass, spun glass … Useful english dictionary
fiber plaster — noun : a gypsum plaster used in building to which hair fiber or wood fiber has been added as a binder … Useful english dictionary
fiber optics — noun plural Date: 1956 1. thin transparent fibers of glass or plastic that are enclosed by material of a lower refractive index and that transmit light throughout their length by internal reflections; also a bundle of such fibers used in an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fiber plant — noun a plant species cultivated because its fibers have artisanal and/or industrial uses, e.g. as raw material for fabrics. Before the advent of synthetics, textile manufacturing depended almost exclusively on wool, silk and fiber plants such as… … Wiktionary