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An optical fiber (or optical fibre) is a flexible, transparent fiber made of glass (silica) or plastic, slightly thicker than a human hair. It functions as a waveguide, or "light pipe", to transmit light between the two ends of the fiber. The field of applied science and engineering concerned with the design and application of optical fibers is known as fiber optics.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
ALIVE
NEFARIOUS
I. The closer the potential criminal comes to committing a nefarious deed, the more confident we can be about the prediction that he ...
Ingenious
I. Roti, a type of bread is ingenious to India and other Asian countries.
II. ...
In the question below, a statement has three words highlighted in bold, which may or may not be correctly used. You are required to choose fro...
In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentences in whic...
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
FERTILE
Subtle
(i) The evidence is not detailed enough to subtle his argument.
(ii) The flavour of the dried berries is more subtle .
(i...
Inculcate
A. All of us will inculcate in the profits.
B. We have tried to inculcate a feeling of citizenship in youngsters.
...Hatch
(i) The chief engineer of the submarine went down through the hatch.
(ii) Only the embryos of Leptodora are known to hatch out in th...
Subsume
(i) To subsume malnutrition, we grow maize, beans, soya beans, sweet potatoes, cassava, pumpkins and many others.
(ii) Charitable ...