fibre

fibre
(BrE) (AmE fiber) noun
1 in food
ADJECTIVE
▪ dietary
▪

your total daily intake of dietary fibre

▪ vegetable
VERB + FIBRE/FIBER
▪ be high in, be rich in
▪

foods that are rich in fibre

FIBRE/FIBER + NOUN
▪ content
▪

foods that have a high fibre content

▪ intake
▪ supplement
PHRASES
▪ an intake of fibre, a source of fibre
▪

Peaches are a good source of fibre.

2 material/body tissue
ADJECTIVE
▪ coarse
▪

Mechanical filters draw air through flat, coarse fibres.

▪ hollow
▪ strong
▪ natural
▪ artificial, man-made, synthetic
▪ cotton, nylon, polyester, silk, textile, wool
▪ asbestos, carbon, coconut, paper, wood
▪ carpet
▪ glass, optical
▪ muscle, nerve
▪ moral (figurative)
▪

It isn't just a lack of moral fibre that leads to a rising divorce rate.

VERB + FIBRE/FIBER
▪ be made from, be made of
▪

Wear underwear that is made from natural fibres.

FIBRE/FIBER + NOUN
▪ optics
Fibre is used before these nouns: ↑content, ↑intake
Fibre is used after these nouns: ↑carbon, ↑coconut, ↑cotton, ↑glass, ↑muscle, ↑nerve, ↑vegetables

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  • fibre — [ fibr ] n. f. • 1372; lat. fibra 1 ♦ Anat. Formation élémentaire, végétale ou animale, d aspect filamenteux, se présentant généralement sous forme de faisceaux. Fibre conjonctive, musculaire, nerveuse. ⇒ nerf. Petite fibre. ⇒ fibrille. ♢ Cour.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Fibre — zur Verwendung als Besatzmaterial für Bürsten Fibre (engl.=Faser) ist eine gelbe Naturfaser. Sie wird aus den Blattrippen hauptsächlich zweier Agavenarten gewonnen, die auf dem mexikanischen Hochplateau wachsen. Ursprünglich wurden die Blätter… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fibre — UK US /ˈfaɪbər/ noun UK (US fiber) ► [C or U] a thread like part made from plants or artificial material which can be made into products: »Natural fibres such as cotton tend to be cooler. »artificial/man made/synthetic fibre(s) »They use… …   Financial and business terms

  • fibre — (US fiber) ► NOUN 1) a thread or filament from which a plant or animal tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed. 2) a substance formed of fibres. 3) dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, that are resistant to the action …   English terms dictionary

  • fibre — n. Same as {fiber}. [Mostly British usage] [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fibre —   [dt. (Glas )Faser], britische Schreibweise für Fiber …   Universal-Lexikon

  • fibré — fibré, ée (fi bré, brée) adj. Synonyme de fibreux …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • fibre — British English spelling of FIBER (Cf. fiber) (q.v.); for spelling, see RE (Cf. re) …   Etymology dictionary

  • fibre — is the spelling in BrE and fiber in AmE …   Modern English usage

  • fibre — FIBRE. s. f. On appelle ainsi Certains filaments deliez qui se trouvent dans toutes les parties charnuës ou membraneuses du corps de l animal, L alongement des fibres. le relaschement des fibres. l accourcissement des fibres. les fibres des… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • fibre — [fī′bər] n. Brit. sp. of FIBER …   English World dictionary

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