1. A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
   "The textile industry relies heavily on natural and synthetic fibres";
   - fiber [US]
    
2. Indigestible plant fibre that aids digestion
   "The nutritionist stressed the importance of including fibre in the diet";
   - roughage, fiber [US]
    
3. Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fibre or a nerve fibre)
   "Nerve fibres transmit electrical signals";
   - fiber [US]
    
4. The inherent complex of attributes that determines a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions
   "His strong moral fibre guided his decisions";
   - character, fiber [US]
    
5. A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
   "The suitcase was made of durable vulcanized fibre";
   - fiber [US], vulcanized fiber [US], vulcanized fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: fibres

Type of: cell, cloth, fabric, food product, foodstuff, material, stuff, textile, trait

Part of: personality

Encyclopedia: Fibre, Michigan