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filament

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Main Entry:
fil·a·ment 
          Listen to the pronunciation of filament
Pronunciation:
\ˈfi-lə-mənt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle French, from Medieval Latin filamentum, from Late Latin filare to spin — more at file
Date:
1594
: a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage: as a: a tenuous conductor (as of carbon or metal) made incandescent by the passage of an electric current ; specifically : a cathode in the form of a metal wire in an electron tube b (1): a thin and fine elongated constituent part of a gill (2): an elongated thin series of cells attached one to another or a very long thin cylindrical single cell (as of some algae, fungi, or bacteria) c: the anther-bearing stalk of a stamen — see flower illustration
fil·a·men·ta·ry 
          Listen to the pronunciation of filamentary \ˌfil-ə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē\ adjective
fil·a·men·tous 
          Listen to the pronunciation of filamentous \-ˈmen-təs\ adjective


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