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Noun Concept
Categories: Glass production, Synthetic fibers, Fiber optics, Telecommunications equipment, Glass engineering and science
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optical fiber  glass fiber  optical fibre  glass fibre  glass
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A very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images WordNet 3.0
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A very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Glass fiber is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass. Wikipedia
An optical fiber, or optical fibre in Commonwealth English, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other. Wikipedia
Light-conducting fiber Wikidata
Material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass Wikidata
Long and thin fibre made of glass OmegaWiki
Thin, transparent fibre for transmitting light. OmegaWiki
IS A
fiber
material
optical fiber
waveguide
HAS PART
core
waveguide
PART OF
fiber optic cable
fiberscope
fiberglass
magnesium oxide wallboard
HAS KIND
optical fiber
glass wool
photonic-crystal fiber
all-silica fiber
Hard-clad silica optical fiber
+5 relations
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
DIFFERENT FROM
fiberglass
optical fiber
wire
MATERIAL USED
glass
SUBJECT HAS ROLE
carcinogen
USAGE DOMAIN
Canadian English spelling
Australian English orthography
British English orthography
American English orthography
USE
fiberglass
optical fiber
glass wool
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
optical fiber, glass fiber, optical fibre, glass fibre
Wikipedia
EN
glass fiber, optical fiber
Wikidata
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glass fiber, optical fiber
OmegaWiki
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glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre
Wikipedia Redirections
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Applications of fiber optics, Applications of optical fiber, Cable, Fiber-Optic, E-glass, fiber-optic, Fiber-Optic Cable, Fiber-optic technology, fiber-optics, fiber fuse, fiber optic, Fiber optic cabling, Fiber optic technology, fiberoptic, fibre-optic, fibre-optic network, Fibre-optic networks, fibre-optics, fibre optic, fibrous glass, glass (fiber), Glass Fiber, glass fibre, Glass fibres, glass thread, Glass weaving, History of fiber optics, History of optical fiber, optic fiber, Optic Fibre, Optic fibre, Optical-fiber lamp, Optical Fiber, Optical fiber system, optical fibers, optical fibre, optical fibres, Principle and propagation of light in optical fibre, Tapered optical fiber, woven glass
Wikidata Alias
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fiber optic, Fiberglass, fibre optic, glass fibre, optical fibers, optical fibre

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