Definition of "fibre" []

• Chiefly British Variant of fiber. (noun)

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• "The term fibre or cellulose in analytical tables is not a very definite one."
• "The impulse in the fibre is an electrical pulse which lasts 1/1000 second."
• "The cable broadband service, which it calls fibre optic broadband, will still be listed as providing an "up to" speed based on the product purchased as these are not affected in the same way as the technology limited ADSL based products."