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  1. filament:


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Detailed Synonyms for filament in English

filament:

filament [the ~] noun

  1. the filament
    the filament
  2. the filament
    the fibre; the filament; the fiber
  3. the filament
    – a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current 1
    the filament
    – a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current 1
  4. the filament
    – a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) 1
    the filament; the filum
    – a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) 1
  5. the filament
    – the stalk of a stamen 1
    the filament
    – the stalk of a stamen 1
  6. the filament
    – a very slender natural or synthetic fiber 1
    the strand; the filament; the fibril
    – a very slender natural or synthetic fiber 1

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  • filaments

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Related Definitions for "filament":

  1. a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current1
  2. a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)1
  3. the stalk of a stamen1
  4. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber1

Related Synonyms for filament