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fiber optics: Meaning and Definition of
fi'ber op'tics
Pronunciation: [key]
- the branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images. Cf. optical fiber.
See also:
- fiberoptics (Thesaurus)
