Filament - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfɪləmənt|
Brit.
|ˈfɪləm(ə)nt|
noun
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber (syn: fibril, strand)
- the stalk of a stamen
- a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
- a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
- the stalk of a stamen
- a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
- a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
Extra examples
...the cable was made up of fine filaments twisted together...
Is there the least filament of truth in it?
Word forms
noun
singular: filament
plural: filaments
singular: filament
plural: filaments
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