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Definitions for: 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
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: fibril, filum, strand
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
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