fiber vs glass fiber

glass fiber vs fiber

fiber and glass fiber both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiber	Yes	No	No	No
glass fiber	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, glass fiber is a hyponym of fiber; that is, glass fiber is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fiber:

fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
glass fiber: a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images

Other hyponyms of fiber include beard, byssus, bristle, glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre, nerve fiber, nerve fibre, spindle, loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa, cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey, bassine, coir, raffia, string, fibril, filament, strand, lint, man-made fiber, synthetic fiber, natural fiber, natural fibre, oakum, raveling, ravelling.

fiber (noun)	glass fiber (noun)
a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth	a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Difference between fiber and glass fiber

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