multifilament

noun

mul·​ti·​fil·​a·​ment ˌməl-tē-ˈfi-lə-mənt How to pronounce multifilament (audio)
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plural multifilaments
: a string, thread, etc. composed of multiple filaments (as of nylon) that are usually bonded or twisted together
A number of [tennis] players, like yourself, prefer … multifilaments to monofilaments … in part because multifilaments are much more pliant and yield a softer feel on impact.Justin diFeliciantonio
He also said Minnesota uses a white-tinged multifilament netting material that could be more visible to walleyes than monofilament nets used by fisheries manager on other big walleye lakes.Tony Kennedy
compare monofilament

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Tennis strings come in three main categories: natural gut, multifilament, which is synthetic but made up of thousands of fibres woven together per string, and polyester, which is a single fibre per string. Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 11 July 2025

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First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of multifilament was in 1925

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“Multifilament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multifilament. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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