fiber-optic

adjective

fi·​ber-op·​tic ˈfī-bər-ˌäp-tik How to pronounce fiber-optic (audio)
: of, relating to, or using fiber optics

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Many of its 8,500 residents once lost internet service after squirrels chewed through a fiber-optic cable. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 This approach ensures compatibility with existing fiber-optic infrastructure, facilitating efficient transmission of quantum information over long distances. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025 If researchers can scale up this technology and overcome the challenges, networks of fiber-optic and microwave MOF sensors could one day monitor industrial plants, pipelines and even human breath for unwanted chemicals to improve safety, efficiency and health. Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025 In a powerful Washington Post op-ed, Bethany McLean poignantly recalls the overbuilding of fiber-optic cable infrastructure during the 1990s dot-com bubble. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiber-optic

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First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fiber-optic was in 1961

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“Fiber-optic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiber-optic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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fiber-optic

adjective
fi·​ber-op·​tic
ˈfī-bər-ˌäp-tik
: of or relating to fiber optics
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