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Synonyms
fil·a·ment (fĭĺə-mənt)

[New Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlāre, to spin, from Latin fīlum, thread.]

noun 

  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.
    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.

derivatives

fiĺa·meńtous
adjective