Meanings
adjectivefibre-optic (not comparable)
- UKalternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of fibre optic.
However, HS2 believes it could sell mobile and broadband providers access to spare capacity in the fibre-optic cabling and telecoms masts being built to support the railway's signalling and telecoms.
2024 August 21, “Network News: HS2 to sell spare data capacity to improve rural broadband along the route”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 11
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to fiber optics
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
fibre-optic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibre-optic
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“fibre-optic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibre-optic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fibre-optic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibre-optic.
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