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Filament - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Filament : (noun)
1: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: fibril, strand]
2: the stalk of a stamen
3: a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of
cells [syn: filum]
4: a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by
the passage of an electric current
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Filament : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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