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fil⋅a⋅men⋅tous

  [fil-uh-men-tuhs]
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–adjective
1. composed of or containing filaments.
2. pertaining to or resembling a filament.
3. bearing filaments.
Origin:
1665–75; filament + -ous
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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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Filamentous

Fil`a*men"tous\, a. [Cf. F. filamenteux.] Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. --Gray.
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