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Filament
01
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
02
a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
03
a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
04
the stalk of a stamen
filament
n
filamentlike
adj
filamentlike
adj
filamentous
adj
filamentous
adj
Example
Intermediate filaments, part of the cytoskeleton, provide mechanical strength to cells and tissues.
The 3D printer extruded layers of filament to build up the three-dimensional model.
Galaxies gravitate towards each other over immense cosmic distances, forming clusters and filaments in the universe.
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