filaments

plural of filament
as in fibers
a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair the cable was made up of fine filaments twisted together

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Recent Examples of filaments When supplied with nutrients, the fabric sprouts a layer of fuzzy fungal filaments across its surface, effectively renewing itself. Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 However, the connection between these filaments and supermassive black holes has been elusive, meaning this mechanism has resisted confirmation. Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026 That’s fine for short PLA prints, but materials like nylon, TPU, PETG, ABS, and support filaments can absorb moisture quickly depending on your environment. Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026 Each is created through a proprietary layering process in which hundreds of ultra-thin filaments are arranged at alternating angles, then fused under heat and pressure to form a composite of exceptional rigidity. Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 But those thread-like mushroom filaments also bind soils together, which enhances soil structure, drainage, and moisture retention. Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 June 2026 The coating looks like a thick layer of unidentified filaments. Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026 The team demonstrated this by printing soft lattices and wavy filaments that deform in dramatically different ways under heat. New Atlas, 19 May 2026
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Noun
  • Specialized rainwater-collection trays have also been designed using a blend of bamboo and wood fibers to help sparse rainfall reach deeper soil layers.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • The results were consistent even when the fibers were spun and made into textiles.
    Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • While the re-edited version is only four to five minutes shorter, omissions, additions, and restructuring supply a better narrative flow between the concurrent story threads.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • These intertwined thematic threads—language and the body, social and political repression, and lines of flight towards liberation—coalesce in Cris Judar’s fiction.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • The bear was panting and struggling with the placement of its paws and legs on the pole — which was carrying 7,200-volt wires at 22 feet high.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • The shots are busy with equipment—boom mikes, bulb-flashes, wires and cables dripping like innards or snakes, the hungry Cyclopean eye of a mounted camera.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

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“Filaments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filaments. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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