Noun: glass fiber
Usage: US (elsewhere: glass fibre)
Usage: US (elsewhere: glass fibre)
- A very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
"The installation of glass fiber cables greatly improved internet speeds in the area";
- optical fiber [US], optical fibre [Brit, Cdn], glass fibre [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: glass fibers
Type of: fiber [US], fibre [Brit, Cdn]
Part of: fiber optic cable [US], fiberscope [US], fibre optic cable [Brit, Cdn], fibrescope [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Glass fiber