Filament (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hypernyms

• Conducting Wire

Meaning ²

A very slender natural or synthetic fiber.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Synonyms

• Fibril
• Strand

Hypernyms

• Fiber

Hyponyms

• Sarcostyle
• Chromatid
• Hypha
• Barb
• Cobweb
• Myofibril
• Rhizoid
• Paraphysis

Related Words

• Filamentous (adjective)

Meaning ³

The stalk of a stamen.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Hypernyms

• Stem

Meaning ⁴

A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells).

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Filum

Hypernyms

• Complex Body Part
• Bodily Structure
• Body Structure
• Anatomical Structure

Hyponyms

• Pilus