fiber

As nouns the difference between waveguide and fiber

is that waveguide is a structure which guides waves, such as electromagnetic waves, light, or sound waves while fiber is a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

As a verb waveguide

is to act as a waveguide for.

As nouns the difference between sheep and fiber

is that sheep is a woolly ruminant of the genus ovis while fiber is (countable) a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

In countable terms the difference between fiber and iron

is that fiber is a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread while iron is a tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.

In uncountable terms the difference between fiber and iron

is that fiber is a material in the form of fibers while iron is great strength or power.

In figuratively terms the difference between fiber and iron

is that fiber is moral strength and resolve while iron is strong (as of will), inflexible.

As an adjective iron is

made of the metal iron.

As a verb iron is

to pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

In mathematics terms the difference between matrix and fiber

is that matrix is a rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory while fiber is the preimage of a given point in the range of a map.

In computing terms the difference between matrix and fiber

is that matrix is a two-dimensional array while fiber is a kind of lightweight thread of execution.

As nouns the difference between matrix and fiber

is that matrix is the womb while fiber is a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

As nouns the difference between fiber and fiberoptics

is that fiber is a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread while fiberoptics is an alternative spelling of fibre optics.

As nouns the difference between fiber and panel

is that fiber is (countable) a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread while panel is panel.

As nouns the difference between fiber and fabrics

is that fiber is (countable) a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread while fabrics is .

In uncountable terms the difference between paper and fiber

is that paper is wrapping paper while fiber is a material in the form of fibers.

As nouns the difference between paper and fiber

is that paper is a sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water while fiber is a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.

As an adjective paper

is made of paper.

As a verb paper

is to apply paper to.

As nouns the difference between fiber and strand

is that fiber is a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread while strand is the shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.

As a verb strand is

to run aground; to beach.

As a proper noun Strand is

a street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street.

As nouns the difference between fiber and flosses

is that fiber is (countable) a single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread while flosses is .

As a verb flosses is

(floss).