strand vs fiber

fiber vs strand

strand and fiber both are nouns.

strand is a verb but fiber is not a verb.

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

As nouns, fiber is a hypernym of strand; that is, fiber is a word with a broader meaning than strand:

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

Other hypernyms of strand include fibre.

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

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

Difference between strand and fiber

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