Alpha fiber
alpha fiber
alpha fiber n.
Any of the large somatic motor or proprioceptive nerve fibers conducting impulses at rates near 100 meters per second.
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noun (slang) the person in a group or office who has the most knowledge about computer technology job The head geek or geek’s geek. When no one else knows the answer, or several techno-types give conflicting advise, or the error message says “consult your administrator” and you *are* the administrator, you ask the Alpha Geek. […]
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the rodlike spatial configuration of many protein molecules in which the polypeptide backbone is stabilized by hydrogen bonds between amino acids in successive helical turns. noun (biochem) a helical conformation of a polypeptide chain, found abundantly in the structure of proteins alpha helix n. The helical form, turned in a right-handed direction, of many proteins. […]