UNIFILAR

unifilar

(adjective) having or using only one filament

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unifilar (not comparable)

Having or using only one thread.

Anagrams

• Friulian

Source: Wiktionary


U`ni*fi"lar, a. Etym: [Uni- + L. filum a thread.]

Definition: Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like; as, unifilar suspension. Unifilar magnetometer (Physics), an instrument which consists of a magnetic bar suspended at its center of gravity by a long thread, constituting a delicate means for accurately measuring magnetic intensities, also for determining declinations of the magnetic needle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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