Filament — synonyms, definition

1. filament (Noun)

cable circuit cobweb cord cotton fibre fibril filum gossamer line net spider web strand string tassel thread twine web wire yarn

filament (Noun) — A very slender natural or synthetic fibre.

filament (Noun) — The stalk of a stamen.

filament (Noun) — A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells).

filament (Noun) — A thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current.

anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part conducting wire fiber fibre stalk stem structure wire barb chromatid cobweb gossamer hair hypha myofibril myofibrilla paraphysis pilus rhizoid sarcostyle bulb electric light electric-light bulb incandescent lamp light bulb light globe lightbulb