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fiber optics

fiber optics is the alternative form of fibre optics.

Meaning of fibre optics

Noun

fibre optics (uncountable)

  1. The transmission of light through fine flexible glass or plastic fibres, especially as a medium for communications networks.

Questions about fiber optics

What is fiber optics the alternative form of?
Fiber optics is the alternative form of fibre optics.

Words near fiber optics in the dictionary

  1. fiber bundles
  2. fiber clay
  3. fiber gun
  4. fiber guns
  5. fiber optic
  6. fiber optics
  7. fiber plant
  8. fiber plants
  9. fiber-clay
  10. fiber-optic
  11. fiber-optics

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