filament
(noun) a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
filament, filum
(noun) a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
filament
(noun) the stalk of a stamen
fibril, filament, strand
(noun) a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Source: WordNet® 3.1
filament (plural filaments)
A fine thread or wire.
Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
(physics, astronomy) A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
(botany) The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.
(textiles) A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
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Source: Wiktionary
Fil"a*ment, n. Etym: [F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See File a row.]
Definition: A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
