fiber vs glass fibre

glass fibre vs fiber

fiber and glass fibre both are nouns.

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

As nouns, glass fibre is a hyponym of fiber; that is, glass fibre 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 fibre: 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 fiber, 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 fibre (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 fibre

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