Filament example sentences

fil·a·ment

noun

filament (noun) · filaments (plural noun)

  - a slender threadlike object or fiber, especially one found in animal or plant structures:

  - the slender part of a stamen that supports the anther.

  - a slender, elongated body of luminous gas or other material in the sun’s atmosphere, a nebula, or interstellar space.

  - a conducting wire or thread with a high melting point, forming part of an electric bulb or vacuum tube and heated or made incandescent by an electric current.

Synonyms

fiber, thread, strand, tendril, string, wire, cable, cord, fibril, cilium, cord, rope, string, cable, wire, thread, twine, strand, ligature

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