Meanings
nounfibre optics (uncountable)
alternative fibre-optics · alternative fibreoptics · alternative US fiber optics · alternative US fiber-optics · alternative US fiberoptics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe transmission of light signals via glass fibers
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 光導纖維 /光导纤维
- 光導纖維 /光导纤维 (guāngdǎo xiānwéi)transmission of light through fibres
Danish fiberoptik, lyslederoptik
- fiberoptiktransmission of light through fibres
- lyslederoptiktransmission of light through fibres
- lyslederetransmission of light through fibres
Finnish kuituoptiikka
- kuituoptiikkatransmission of light through fibres
Norwegian Bokmål fiberoptikk
- fiberoptikktransmission of light through fibres
Portuguese fibra ótica
- fibra óticatransmission of light through fibres
Romanian optică de fibră, optică fibrală
- optică de fibrătransmission of light through fibres
- optică fibralătransmission of light through fibres
Russian волоко́нная о́птика
- волоко́нная о́птика (volokónnaja óptika)transmission of light through fibres
Thai ใยแก้วนำแสง
- ใยแก้วนำแสง (yai-gɛ̂ɛo-nam-sɛ̌ɛng)transmission of light through fibres
Cite this entry
APA
fibre optics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibre%20optics
MLA
“fibre optics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibre%20optics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fibre optics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibre%20optics.
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