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filament

UK
/ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/
US
/ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/

Translations

filamentnoun
filaments
pl
UK
/ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/
US
/ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/
The spider spun a delicate filament to create its web.
L’araignée a tissé un filament délicat pour construire sa toile.
Synonyms
fiber
thread
strand
wire
string
tendon
cord
filamentverb
filamented
Past Simple
filamented
Past Participle
filamenting
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɪləmənt/
US
/ˈfɪləmənt/
Rare; chiefly technical, meaning 'form into filaments' or 'furnish with filaments'.
filamenterEmploi technique ou scientifique.
The 3-D printer filaments the plastic, producing intricate lattices.
L’imprimante 3D filamente le plastique, produisant des structures complexes.

Definitions

filamentnoun
A slender threadlike object or fiber, especially one found in animal or plant structures.
The spider spun a delicate filament to create its web.
A conducting wire or thread with a high melting point, forming part of an electric bulb or vacuum tube and heated or made incandescent by an electric current.
The filament in the light bulb burned out, causing the room to go dark.
A long chain of proteins, such as actin or myosin, that is part of the cytoskeleton in cells.
The muscle contraction is facilitated by the sliding of actin and myosin filaments.
In botany, the slender stalk of a stamen that supports the anther.
Under the microscope, the filament of the flower's stamen appeared almost translucent.
filamentverb
(transitive) To furnish or cover with filaments; to form into very fine threads.
The 3-D printer filaments the plastic, producing intricate lattices.
(intransitive) To separate into filaments or become filamentous.
When exposed to the solvent, the polymer began to filament and lose its shape.
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