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Definition fibre in British English

fibre noun

noun
/ˈfaɪbə(r)/
1

the parts of fruit, vegetables, and grains that your body cannot digest (=change into substances it can use). It helps food to pass through your body

Example

foods that are high in fibre

Example

Dietary fibre helps protect us from disease.

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2

a long thin piece of a natural or artificial substance, similar to a thread or hair in shape

Example

Coir is a strong material made from coconut fibres.

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2.1

a type of cloth or other material made of fibres

Example

tubes made of carbon fibre

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natural fibres such as linen and cotton

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3

one of the thin pieces that form the nerves and muscles in your body

Example

Messages pass along the nerve fibres.

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Definition fibre in British English