Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optical fibre

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: op-ti-cal -fi-bre
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

optical fibres (plural) optical fiber (alternative)

Phrases

fibre optics

Frequently Paired Words

fibre optics

Synonyms

optical fiber glass fiber glass fibre

Questions

What does optical fibre mean?: A thin, transparent, flexible fibre, made of glass or plastic, used for transmitting light.

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