fibre optics

See also: fibreoptics and fibre-optics

English

Alternative forms

fibre-optics, fibreoptics
fiber optics, fiber-optics, fiberoptics (US)

Noun

fibre optics (uncountable)

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

Translations

transmission of light through fibres

Chinese:
Mandarin: 光導纖維／光导纤维 (zh) (guāngdǎo xiānwéi)
Danish: fiberoptik c, lyslederoptik c, lysledere c pl
Finnish: kuituoptiikka
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fiberoptikk (no) m
Portuguese: fibra ótica (pt) f
Romanian: optică de fibră f, optică fibrală f
Russian: волоко́нная о́птика f (volokónnaja óptika)
Thai: ใยแก้วนำแสง (yai-gɛ̂ɛo-nam-sɛ̌ɛng)

See also

Anagrams

fiber optics, fiber-optics, fiberoptics

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