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Filament

Filament Meaning & Definition
Filament Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Filament?

[n] a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
[n] a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells
[n] the stalk of a stamen
[n] a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Synonyms | Synonyms for Filament: fibril | filum | strand

Related Terms | Find terms related to Filament:

See Also | anatomical structure | barb | bodily structure | body structure | bulb | chromatid | cobweb | complex body part | conducting wire | electric light | electric-light bulb | fiber | fibre | gossamer | hair | hypha | incandescent lamp | light bulb | lightbulb | myofibril | myofibrilla | paraphysis | pilus | rhizoid | sarcostyle | stalk | stem | structure | wire

Filament In Webster's Dictionary

\Fil"a*ment\, n. [F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See {File} a row.] A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.

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