filament
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filament
- /ˈfɪləmənt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).
noun filaments
- A fine thread or wire.
- Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve. Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with naked tungsten filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades.
- A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe. solar filament
- The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.
- A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
- A spool of plastic used as a material for 3D-printed objects.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fibril, filum, strand, torch, needle, thread, incandescent, bottle, lamp, pot, flashlight, bulb, lantern, lead, light, crossing
Translations
Every language
noun continuous object, limited in length only by its spool
| Русский | волокно́ voloknó |
|---|
noun fine thread or wire
| Español | filamento, brenca |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 繊維 sen'i |
| 中文 | 纖維 /纤维 xiānwéi |
| Português | filamento |
| Français | filament |
| Deutsch | Faser |
| Italiano | filamento |
| Русский | нить nitʹ, волокно́ voloknó, волосо́к volosók |
noun wire in an incandescent light bulb
| 한국어 | 필라멘트 pillamenteu, 선조 seonjo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | フィラメント firamento |
| 中文 | 燈絲 /灯丝 dēngsī |
| Português | filamento |
| Français | filament |
| Deutsch | Glühwendel |
| Italiano | filamento |
| Русский | нить нака́ла nitʹ nakála, волосо́к volosók, спира́ль spirálʹ |
| עברית | חוט להט |
noun stalk of a stamen in a flower
| Español | filamento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 花糸 kashi |
| 中文 | 花絲 /花丝 huāsī |
| Português | filamento |
| Русский | тычи́ночная нить tyčínočnaja nitʹ |
Talk about this word "filament." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/filament. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. filament. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/filament "filament." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/filament.Cite this
@misc{filament_2026,
title = {filament},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/filament},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
