Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - fibre

n. (US fiber) 1 Biol. any of the threads or filaments forming animal or vegetable tissue and textile substances. 2 a piece of glass in the form of a thread. 3 a a substance formed of fibres. b a substance that can be spun, woven, or felted. 4 the structure, grain, or character of something (lacks moral fibre). 5 dietary material that is resistant to the action of digestive enzymes; roughage. Phrases and idioms fibre optics optics employing thin glass fibres, usu. for the transmission of light, esp. modulated to carry signals. Derivatives fibred adj. (also in comb.). fibreless adj. fibriform adj. Etymology: ME f. F f. L fibra