Filament Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Filament has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

"The spider wove its web from a delicate filament of silk that shimmered in the morning light."

fibril filament strand

the stalk of a stamen

"The bee brushed against a pollen-covered filament as it landed on the flower's center."

filament

a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

"The scientist examined the delicate filament under the microscope to study how the chainlike series of cells transported nutrients throughout the organism."

filament filum

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

"The broken filament inside the old lightbulb caused it to flicker and eventually go out completely."

filament

A fine thread or wire.

"The broken light bulb was caused by a snapped filament inside the glass sphere."