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fiber optic cable
fiber optic cable
a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of…
fiber optic cable meaning(s)
- (n) a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light
fiber optic cable usage(s)
- Workers haul part of a fiber optic cable onto the shore in Mombasa, Kenya, in an effort to bring broadband Internet connectivity to east Africa.
- Developed first in the 1950s, fiber optic cable has replaced copper wire in many long-distance telephone lines and is frequently used to network computers.
- fiber optics fiber optics the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
- fiber-optic fiber-optic of or relating to fiber optics
- fiber-optic transmission system fiber-optic transmission system a communication system using fiber optic cables
- fiberboard fiberboard /ˈfaɪ bər ˌbɔrd/ ? wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together…
- fiberglass fiberglass /ˈfaɪ bərɡ ˌlæs/ ? a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
- fiberoptic fiberoptic /ˈfaɪ bə ˌrɑp tɪk/ ? of or relating to fiber optics
- fiberoptics fiberoptics the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
- fiberscope fiberscope a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine…
- fibonacci number fibonacci number a number in the Fibonacci sequence
- fibonacci sequence fibonacci sequence a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the…
- fibre fibre /ˈfaɪ bər/ ? a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- fibre bundle fibre bundle a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
- fibre optic cable fibre optic cable a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of…
- fibre optics fibre optics the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
- fibre-optic fibre-optic of or relating to fiber optics
- fibre-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system a communication system using fiber optic cables
- fibreboard fibreboard /ˈfaɪ bər ˌbɔrd/ ? wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together…
- fibreglass fibreglass a covering material made of glass fibers in resins
- fibreoptic fibreoptic of or relating to fiber optics
- fibreoptics fibreoptics the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
- fibril fibril /ˈfaɪ brɪl/ ? a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- fibrillate fibrillate make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements
- fibrillation fibrillation /ˌfɪb rɪ ˈleɪ ʃən/ ? muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers…