fiber vs optical fibre

optical fibre vs fiber

fiber and optical fibre both are nouns.

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

As nouns, optical fibre is a hyponym of fiber; that is, optical 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
optical 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, glass fibre, optical fiber, 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)	optical 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 optical fibre

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