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    FIBER OPTIC CABLE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of lightplay

    Synonyms:

    fiber optic cable; fibre optic cable

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("fiber optic cable" is a kind of...):

    cable; line; transmission line (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)

    Meronyms (parts of "fiber optic cable"):

    glass fiber; glass fibre; optical fiber; optical fibre (a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images)

    Holonyms ("fiber optic cable" is a part of...):

    fiber-optic transmission system; fibre-optic transmission system; FOTS (a communication system using fiber optic cables)

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