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bifilar

adjective
bi·fi·lar | \(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

Other Words from bifilar

bifilarly adverb

First Known Use of bifilar

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for bifilar

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

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