WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fi•ber•op•tic
(fī′bər op′tik),USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- Surgery, Opticsof or pertaining to instruments utilizing fiber optics.
- fiber + optic 1960–65
ˈfi•ber ˈop•tics or ˈfi•berˈop•tics, n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Opticsthe technology of sending computer data, video images, voice signals, etc., through transparent fibers that allow the light to be transmitted around curves.
fi′ber op′tics,
- Opticsthe branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images. Cf. optical fiber.
- 1960–65
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