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
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
