fibre
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
Types & categories
- material hypernym
- byssus hyponym
- bristle hyponym
- optical fiber hyponym
- nerve fiber hyponym
- spindle hyponym
- luffa hyponym
- cantala hyponym
- bassine hyponym
- coir hyponym
- raffia hyponym
- string hyponym
- filament hyponym
- lint hyponym
- man-made fiber hyponym
- natural fiber hyponym
- oakum hyponym
- raveling hyponym
Parts & wholes
- cellulose substance meronym
Related & opposite
- fibrous derivation
Sense 2 noun
any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
Types & categories
- cell hypernym
- muscle cell hyponym
- nerve fiber hyponym
Sense 3 noun
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
education has for its object the formation of character
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- personality part holonym
- thoughtfulness part meronym
- responsibleness part meronym
- integrity part meronym
Sense 4 noun
a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
Types & categories
- fabric hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fibrous |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | cellulose |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | material |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | byssus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bristle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | optical fiber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nerve fiber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spindle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | luffa |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cantala |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bassine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coir |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | raffia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | string |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | filament |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lint |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | man-made fiber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | natural fiber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oakum |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | raveling |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cell |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | muscle cell |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | nerve fiber |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | personality |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | thoughtfulness |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | responsibleness |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | integrity |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | trait |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | spirit |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | fabric |