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FIBRE OPTICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fibre optics mean?
• FIBRE OPTICS (noun)
The noun FIBRE OPTICS has 1 sense:
1. the transmission of light signals via glass fibers
Familiarity information: FIBRE OPTICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The transmission of light signals via glass fibers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
fiber optics; fiberoptics; fibre optics; fibreoptics
Hypernyms ("fibre optics" is a kind of...):
transmission (communication by means of transmitted signals)
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