fiber meaning and definition

FIBER noun

Definition of fiber (noun)

1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
   • synonyms: fibre
2. coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
   • synonyms: roughage
3. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
   • synonyms: fibre
4. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
   • "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer
   • synonyms: character, fibre
5. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
   • synonyms: fibre, vulcanized fiber