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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells | |
| Synonyms: | filum | |
| Related terms: | structure hair | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) the stalk of a stamen | |
| Related terms: | stalk | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | |
| Synonyms: | strand fibril | |
| Related terms: | fiber myofibril cobweb rhizoid hypha paraphysis chromatid barb | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (electricity) a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current | |
| Related terms: | wire light_bulb | |
| Similar spelling: |
filamentous Flament Fillman flamen filename Filomena file_name |
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