Definition & Meaning of "filament"in English

Filament

a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Simple

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

filaments

a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

the stalk of a stamen

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