transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfī-bər ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French fibre, from Latin fibra
Date: 1540
1. : a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread: as
a.
(1) : a slender root (as of a grass)
(2) : an elongated tapering thick-walled plant cell void at maturity that imparts elasticity, flexibility, and tensile strength
b.
(1) : a strand of nerve tissue : axon , dendrite
(2) : one of the filaments composing most of the intercellular matrix of connective tissue
(3) : one of the elongated contractile cells of muscle tissue
c. : a slender and greatly elongated natural or synthetic filament (as of wool, cotton, asbestos, gold, glass, or rayon) typically capable of being spun into yarn
d. : mostly indigestible material in food that stimulates the intestine to peristalsis — called also bulk, roughage
2. : material made of fibers ; especially : vulcanized fiber
3.
a. : an element that gives texture or substance
b. : basic toughness : strength , fortitude
c. : essential structure or character
the very fiber of a person's being
• fi·bered -bərd adjective