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FIBRE OPTIC CABLE

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• FIBRE OPTIC CABLE (noun)
The noun FIBRE OPTIC CABLE has 1 sense:

1. a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light

Familiarity information: FIBRE OPTIC CABLE used as a noun is very rare.

• FIBRE OPTIC CABLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fiber optic cable; fibre optic cable

Hypernyms ("fibre optic cable" is a kind of...):

cable; line; transmission line (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)

Meronyms (parts of "fibre optic cable"):

glass fiber; glass fibre; optical fiber; optical fibre (a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images)

Holonyms ("fibre optic cable" is a part of...):

fiber-optic transmission system; fibre-optic transmission system; FOTS (a communication system using fiber optic cables)

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