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Synonyms for fiber

a very fine continuous strand

a distinctive, complex underlying pattern or structure

moral or ethical strength

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Synonyms for fiber

coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients

any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

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The effect of NaOH concentration on the flexural properties of kenaf fiber, PALF and mengkuang fiber will be addressed in the next sub-sections.
Safety - by cutting down on wire clutter and keeping excesses cables off the ground, coiled fiber not only helps with organization, but also reduces safety hazards.
In wadding, in order to get soft, lightweight, heat-insulating nonwovens, we mix about 30% bicomponent staple fiber to make wadding.
It also reportedly delivers material containing longer fibers than does molding with precompounded pellets.
recycling plants send fiber to four of the seven Durango mills in Mexico, according to Rogelio Silva, a procurement manager for the company.
More than a dozen popular, mostly whole-grain cereals have at least 8 grams of fiber, enough to send you galloping toward your daily fiber goal.
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The carbon fiber roof of BMW's M6 is made of several plies of carbon fiber cloth that are pre-formed in their dry state before being sent through a resin transfer molding (RTM) process at BMW's Landshut, Germany, facility.
According to Margaret Frey, an assistant professor of textile science at Cornell, some 4-8% of cotton fiber is lost at the textile mill in so-called opening and cleaning, which involves mechanically separating compressed clumps of fibers for removal of trapped debris.
Communication Networks Fiber Engineering and Drafting (CommNets Fiber) software, designed by Kanotech Information Systems, Edmonton, AB, enables companies to simultaneously complete engineering of fiber outside plant, drafting of fiber outside plant, and capture of fiber outside plant source data for mass distribution of fiber infrastructure.
Only five percent of America's virgin forests remain, while 70 percent of the fiber consumed by the pulp and paper industry continues to be generated from virgin wood.
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OFS, designer, manufacturer and supplier of leading edge fiber optic products today announced that its low-loss Access ADVANTAGE System supports voice, data, today's analog video, and advanced digital video over 20km Passive Optical Networks (PONs) in all popular configurations, including single fiber networks that place 1:32 splitters close to subscribers.