Filament vs. Fiber

Filamentnoun

A fine thread or wire.

Filamentnoun

Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.

Filamentnoun

A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe.

Filamentnoun

(botany) The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.

Filamentnoun

(textiles) A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.

Filamentnoun

A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber;

Filamentnoun

a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Filamentnoun

the stalk of a stamen

Filamentnoun

a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells

Filamentnoun

a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

Fibernoun

(countable) A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

Fibernoun

(uncountable) A material in the form of fibers.

Fibernoun

(textiles) A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width.

Fibernoun

Dietary fiber.

Fibernoun

(figuratively) Moral strength and resolve.

Fibernoun

(mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.

Fibernoun

(category theory) Said to be of a morphism over a global element: The pullback of the said morphism along the said global element.

Fibernoun

(computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution.

Fibernoun

One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the fiber of flax or of muscle.

Fibernoun

Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender rootlets of a plant.

Fibernoun

the inherent complex of attributes that determine a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew; strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber.

Fibernoun

A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax, hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.

Fibernoun

that portion of food composed of carbohydrates which are completely or partly indigestible, such as cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called dietary fiber, roughage, or bulk.

Fibernoun

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth.

Fibernoun

a slender and greatly elongated solid substance

Fibernoun

the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions;

Fibernoun

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

Fiber

Fiber or fibre (from Latin: fibra) is a natural or man-made substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials.