bifilar

bi·fi·lar

adj \(ˌ)bī-ˈfī-lər\

Definition of BIFILAR

1

: involving two threads or wires <bifilar suspension of a pendulum>

2

: involving a single thread or wire doubled back upon itself <a bifilar resistor>

— bi·fi·lar·ly adverb

Origin of BIFILAR

International Scientific Vocabulary bi- + Latin filum thread — more at file

First Known Use: 1846

Rhymes with BIFILAR

beguiler, compiler, defiler, freestyler, profiler, rottweiler, stockpiler