multi-fibremulti-fiberadj.
/ˌmʌltɪˈfʌɪbə/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈfaɪbər/; see also multi- comb. form. 1. Composed or consisting of more than one fibre or kind of fibre.
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1937 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 124 331 The core-conductor theory in its present form deals with a simplified single fibre and presumably has to be modified if it is applied to the actual conditions in a multifibre trunk.
1955 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 238 313 This is a medium-sized member of the eurymelid group of jassids, with multifibre structure of muscles.
1987 F. Thompson & T. Thompson Synthetic Dyeing 110 Many commercial yarns are available in multifibre combinations.
2000 Electronics Times (Nexis) 4 Dec. 55 Lightray MPX interconnection systems..feature a tiny multi-fibre connector.
2. Relating to the export and import of more than one kind of textile fibre.Used chiefly with reference to the Multi-Fibre Agreement, an international agreement regulating imports of clothing and textiles implemented by the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trades in 1974, and to the World Trade Organization's agreement which superseded this in 1995.
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1973 Times 10 Dec. 22/1 A multi-fibre agreement to replace the existing Gatt long-term arrangement on cotton textiles will be concluded within the next 10 days.
1976 N.Y. Times 27 Mar. 33/6 President Ford announced that the Federal Government would seek an extension of the so-called multi-fiber arrangement it has with 50 countries.
1995 Economist 18 Feb. 81/1 One of the first agreements under the auspices of the new World Trade Organisation is to unravel, over ten years, the infamous Multi-Fibre Arrangement, which has limited the import of textiles and clothing from low-wage countries such as China to the rich world.
1998 Textile Month June 3/3 Examining ways of combating low cost imports, which will intensify when the Multi-Fibre Agreement runs out in 2005, will be high on the group's agenda.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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