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filamentary

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fil⋅a⋅men⋅ta⋅ry

  [fil-uh-men-tuh-ree]
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–adjective
pertaining to or of the nature of a filament.
Origin:
1835–45; filament + -ary
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fil·a·ment   (fĭl'ə-mənt)   
n.  

  1. A fine or thinly spun thread, fiber, or wire.

  2. Botany

    1. The stalk that bears the anther in a stamen.

    2. A chainlike series of cells, as in many algae.

    3. A fine wire heated electrically to incandescence in an electric lamp.

    4. Electronics A high-resistance wire or ribbon forming the cathode in some thermionic tubes.

    1. A fine wire heated electrically to incandescence in an electric lamp.

    2. Electronics A high-resistance wire or ribbon forming the cathode in some thermionic tubes.


[New Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlāre, to spin, from Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots.]
fil'a·men'tous (-měn'təs), fil'a·men'ta·ry (-měn'tə-rē, -měn'trē) adj.
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