filament

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filament Definition

• (n) a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
• (n) the stalk of a stamen
• (n) a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells
• (n) a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

filament Synonyms

• fibril
• filament
• filum
• strand