Definition of filament

noun (n)

• a very slender natural or synthetic fiber (noun.substance)

  Synonym: fibril, strand
  

  source: wordnet30
• the stalk of a stamen (noun.plant)

  source: wordnet30
• a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) (noun.body)

  Synonym: filum
  

  source: wordnet30
• a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current (noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther. (noun)

  source: webster1913

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