filament C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/ UK /ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #43970 Meanings 1 noun a very thin thread or fiber of natural or manufactured material The spider drew out a fine filament of silk between two branches. 2 noun a thin wire that carries electric current, especially the glowing wire in an incandescent lamp A broken filament caused the old incandescent bulb to go dark. 3 noun in biology or astronomy, a long threadlike structure Under the microscope, each fungal filament appeared as a chain of cells. 4 noun in botany, the slender stalk of a stamen that supports the anther The anther sits at the tip of the filament in a flower's stamen. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a very thin thread or fiber... threadfiberstrand 2 noun · a thin wire that carries... wire 3 noun · in biology or astronomy, a... strandfiber 4 noun · in botany, the slender... stamen stalk Word family Forms filamentousfilaments Derived forms filamentaryfilamentous Related forms fiberstrandstamen Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin filamentum, from Late Latin filare 'to spin or draw out', based on Latin filum 'thread' + -mentum, a noun-forming suffix. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # filament **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɪl.ə.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 43970 ## Meanings 1. a very thin thread or fiber of natural or manufactured material 2. a thin wire that carries electric current, especially the glowing wire in an incandescent lamp 3. in biology or astronomy, a long threadlike structure 4. in botany, the slender stalk of a stamen that supports the anther ## Examples - The spider drew out a fine filament of silk between two branches. - A broken filament caused the old incandescent bulb to go dark. - Under the microscope, each fungal filament appeared as a chain of cells. - The anther sits at the tip of the filament in a flower's stamen. ## Synonyms - thread - fiber - strand ## Derived Forms - filamentary - filamentous ## Related Forms - fiber - strand - stamen ## Etymology Borrowed from Medieval Latin filamentum, from Late Latin filare 'to spin or draw out', based on Latin filum 'thread' + -mentum, a noun-forming suffix. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown