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fiber optics

Syllabification: (fi·ber op·tics)
Definition of fiber optics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the use of thin flexible fibers of glass or other transparent solids to transmit light signals, chiefly for telecommunications or for internal examination of the body.
  • [treated as plural] the fibers and associated devices so used.

Derivatives

fiber-optic

adjective

fiber optics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fiber optics in the British & World English dictionary