Definition of Filament. Meaning of Filament. Synonyms of Filament

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Definition of Filament

Filament
Filament Fil"a*ment, n. [F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See File a row.] A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.

Meaning of Filament from wikipedia

- Look up filament or filamentous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word filament, which is descended from Latin filum meaning "thread", is used in...
- incandescent light globe is an electric light with a filament that is heated until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a gl**** bulb that is either evacuated...
- In cosmology, galaxy filaments are the largest known structures in the universe, consisting of walls of galactic superclusters. These m****ive, thread-like...
- A LED filament light bulb is a LED lamp which is designed to resemble a traditional incandescent light bulb with visible filaments for aesthetic and light...
- Intermediate filaments (IFs) are cytoskeletal structural components found in the cells of vertebrates, and many invertebrates. Homologues of the IF protein...
- Filament winding is a fabrication technique mainly used for manufacturing open (cylinders) or closed end structures (pressure vessels or tanks). This process...
- 3D printing filament is the thermoplastic feedstock for fused deposition modeling 3D printers. There are many types of filament available with different...
- According to the sliding filament theory, the myosin (thick filaments) of muscle fibers slide past the actin (thin filaments) during muscle contraction...
- Fused filament fabrication (FFF), also known as fused deposition modeling (with the trademarked acronym FDM), or filament freeform fabrication, is a 3D...
- Filamentation is the anomalous growth of certain bacteria, such as Escherichia coli, in which cells continue to elongate but do not divide (no septa formation)...