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optical fiber (synthetic fiber, fiber, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Very thin, flexible glass or plastic filament along which large quantities of textual data and images can be transmitted in the form of light pulses; for the branch of optics dealing with the transmission of light through optical fiber, use "fiber optics." |
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optical fiber (preferred,C,U,American English-P,D,U,N)
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fiber, optical (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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light guide (C,U,American English,UF,U,N)
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optical fibre (C,U,British English-P,D,U,N)
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fibre, optical (C,U,British English,UF,U,N)
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光學纖維 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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光纖 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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guāng xué xiān wéi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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guang xue xian wei (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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kuang hsüeh hsien wei (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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optische vezel (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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fibre optique (C,U,French-P,D,U,N)
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fibra óptica (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 細而有彈性的玻璃絲或塑膠絲,能以光脈衝的形式傳輸大量的文字資料和圖片。光學中關於光學纖維的光線傳輸,則稱「纖維光學」。 |
Dutch ..... Zeer dunne, buigzame glas- of plasticvezel waardoor grote hoeveelheden tekstuele informatie en beelden kunnen worden verzonden in de vorm van lichtimpulsen. Gebruik 'vezeloptica' voor de tak van de optica die zich bezighoudt met de transmissie van licht door optische vezels. |
Spanish ..... Filamento muy fino de vidrio flexible o plástico a lo largo del cual pueden transmitirse grandes cantidades de datos de texto e imágenes, transmitidos como impulsos de luz. Para la rama de la óptica que se dedica a la transmisión de la luz a través de fibras ópticas, use "óptica de fibras."
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distinguished from .... |
fiber optics |
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(optics, physics, ... Disciplines (hierarchy name)) [300183025] |
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