English dictionary
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English noun: filament | |||
| 1. | filament (substance) a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | ||
| Synonyms | fibril, strand | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fiber, fibre | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barb, chromatid, cobweb, gossamer, hypha, myofibril, myofibrilla, paraphysis, rhizoid, sarcostyle | ||
| 2. | filament (plant) the stalk of a stamen | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stalk, stem | ||
| 3. | filament (body) a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) | ||
| Synonyms | filum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hair, pilus | ||
| 4. | filament (artifact) a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conducting wire, wire | ||
| Part meronym | bulb, electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, light bulb, lightbulb | ||
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