fiber vs strand

strand vs fiber

fiber and strand both are nouns.

fiber is not a verb while strand is a verb.

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

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

fiber: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
strand: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Other hyponyms of fiber include beard, byssus, bristle, glass fiber, 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, lint, man-made fiber, synthetic fiber, natural fiber, natural fibre, oakum, raveling, ravelling.

fiber (noun)	strand (noun)
a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth	a necklace made by stringing objects together
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions	line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)	a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis	a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn	a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

fiber (verb)	strand (verb)
	bring to the ground
	drive (a vessel) ashore
	leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

Difference between fiber and strand

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