kuitu meaning in English — fibre, filament, floss

English meaning

fibre noun A thin, thread-like strand of material, often twisted together with others to make thread or cloth.
filament noun A very thin thread or wire-like strand.
floss noun A thin thread used to clean between the teeth.
thread noun A thin, long strand of spun fiber used for sewing or weaving.

kuitu is used for these senses in English:

dietary fibre Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract.
fibre (countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
fibre (uncountable) Material in the form of fibres.
filament A fine thread or wire.
thread (Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.

noun A thin, thread-like strand of material, often twisted together with others to make thread or cloth.
noun The indigestible part of plant food that helps digestion.
noun Inner strength or moral resolve.

noun A very thin thread or wire-like strand.
noun The thin coil inside an incandescent light bulb that glows white-hot when electricity passes through it.
noun In botany, the thin stalk of a stamen that holds up the anther in a flower.
noun A continuous spool of material, such as the plastic thread fed into a 3D printer.

ravintokuitu säie suoraselkäisyys syy hehkulanka palho hattara hammaslanka puro raakasilkki johtoajatus juoni