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filament

/ filament /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
Type of:
wire conducting wire
Has parts:
light bulb lightbulb bulb
noun Sense 2
a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells
Type of:
structure anatomical structure complex body part
Kinds of:
hair pilus
noun Sense 3
the stalk of a stamen
Type of:
stalk stem
noun Sense 4
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Type of:
fiber fibre
Kinds of:
barb cobweb gossamer chromatid myofibril
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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wire conducting wire structure anatomical structure complex body part hair pilus stalk stem fiber fibre barb