Definitions for filament
ˈfɪl ə məntfil·a·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. fibril, filament, strandnoun

   a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

2. filamentnoun

   the stalk of a stamen

3. filament, filumnoun

   a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

4. filamentnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. filamentnoun

   A fine thread or wire.

2. filamentnoun

   Such a wire, heated to glowing, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.

3. filamentnoun

   The stalk of a stamen in a flower, supporting the anther.

4. filamentnoun

   A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.

5. Etymology: From filamentum, from filare, from filum

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filamentnoun

   A slender thread; a body slender and long like a thread.

   Etymology: filament, Fr. filamenta, Latin.

   The effluvium passing out in a smaller thread, and more enlightened filament, it stirreth not the bodies interposed. Bro.

   The lungs of consumptives have been consumed, nothing remaining but the ambient membrane, and a number of withered veins and filaments. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

   The ever-rolling orb’s impulsive ray
   On the next threads and filaments does bear,
   Which form the springy texture of the air
   And those still strike the next, ’till to the sight
   The quick vibration propagates the light. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

   The dung of horses is nothing but the filaments of the hay, and as such combustible. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filament

   The word filament, which is descended from Latin filum meaning "thread", is used in English for a variety of thread-like structures, including:

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. filament

   A filament is a thin and elongated structure or material, either natural or man-made, that is typically flexible and can be woven or twisted together with other filaments to form a thread, fiber, or cable. In other contexts, it can also refer to a conducting wire or thread in an electric bulb, or a long chain of proteins in biological substances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filamentnoun

   a thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther

2. Etymology: [F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See File a row.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filament

   Filament is a musical group from Japan that consists of Otomo Yoshihide and Sachiko M, two of the major exponents of the electroacoustic improvisation style of music. The two played as a duo for the first time on November 5, 1995 in London, but it was not until 1997 that they began to play often together and Filament became one of their main projects. At first their work together was branded as A-102, then they used both Filament and A-102, and occasionally simply "duo," with no specific project name. Since their United States and France concert tour of May 1998, they have used the name Filament exclusively.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filament

   fil′a-ment, n. a slender or thread-like object: a fibre: (bot.) the stalk of the stamen which supports the pollen-containing anther.—adjs. Filament′ary, Filament′ose; Filament′oid, like a filament; Filament′ous, thread-like. [Fr.,—L. filum, a thread.]

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filament

   A thin long piece of a solid substance. In general it is so thin as to act almost like a thread, to be capable of standing considerable flexure. The distinction between filament and rod has been of much importance in some patent cases concerning incandescent lamps. As used by electricians the term generally applies to the carbon filament of incandescent lamps. This as now made has not necessarily any fibres, but is entitled to the name of filament, partly by convention, partly by its relative thinness and want of stiffness. (See Incandescent Lamps--Magnetic Filament.)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. filament

   A structure or component.

   Filament has many forms.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Filament

   a thread: a long slender process of equal diameter throughout: an elongated appendage.

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1. • Stalk
   • Structure
   • Wire

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of filament in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of filament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of filament in a Sentence

1. John Herr:

   This is early; it's more about understanding the mechanism involved in fertilization and how you can block the formation of this filament.

2. Lisa Dabney:

   The ones that we have on the market now are very, very safe; they are very different from the ones that came out in the ‘80s, [like] the DalkonShield that did have a high risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, one of the main differences was that it had a braded filament--a piece of string that hangs into the vagina-- and bacteria lived in the crevices in the string, which increased the risk of getting pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to scarring and blocked fallopian tubes. This caused a scare and caused companies to pull all IUDs [off the shelves] except for the copper IUD. But today, the string is much smoother so the bacteria can’t cling on as easily.

3. Sjors Scheres:

   Knowing which parts of tau are important for filament formation is relevant for the development of drugs.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=filament
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Filament
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=filament
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filament
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filament
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=filament
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=filament
9. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=filament
10. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=filament