fibre meaning and definition

FIBRE noun

Definition of fibre (noun)

1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
   • synonyms: fiber
2. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
   • synonyms: fiber
3. 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, fiber
4. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
   • synonyms: fiber, vulcanized fiber