FILAR

filar

(adjective) related to or having filaments (especially across a field of view as in the eyepiece of a telescope); “a filar eyepiece”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

filar (comparative more filar, superlative most filar)

Of or relating to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view.

Anagrams

• flair, frail

Source: Wiktionary


Fi"lar, a. Etym: [L. filum a thread.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar microscope; a filar micrometer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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