fibre vs optical fiber

optical fiber vs fibre

fibre and optical fiber both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of fibre include beard, byssus, bristle, glass fiber, glass fibre, 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.

fibre (noun)	optical 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 fibre and optical fiber

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