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FIBER OPTICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The transmission of light signals via glass fibers
Synonyms:
fiber optics; fiberoptics; fibre optics; fibreoptics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fiber optics" is a kind of...):
transmission (communication by means of transmitted signals)
Derivation:
fiber-optic; fibre-optic (of or relating to fiber optics)