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filament

/ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/

filamentnoun

filaments

/ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/

Translations

волосок

The spider's web is made of fine filaments.

Паучья паутина сделана из тонких волосков.

нить

The filament of the light bulb burned out.

Нить лампочки перегорела.

волокно

The filament in the 3D printer is made of plastic.

Волокно в 3D-принтере сделано из пластика.

Additional translations

жилка

прядь

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

filamentverb

filamented

Past Simple

filamented

Past Participle

filamenting

Gerund

/ˈfɪləmənt/

Rare; chiefly technical, meaning 'form into filaments' or 'furnish with filaments'.

Definitions

(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.