glass fiber
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
Types & categories
- fiber hypernym
Parts & wholes
- fiber optic cable part holonym
- fiberscope part holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | fiber optic cable |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | fiberscope |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fiber |