filament
Meaning
- A fine thread or wire.
- Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
- 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.
- The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.
- A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
Synonyms
electric line
filamentus
directly heated cathode
filamentary cathode
electron-tube heater
filamentous form
cellfibre
individual filament
lamp filament
filament-type cathode
white-hot filament
continuous yarn
single fibre
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfɪləmənt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).
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