| 单词 | filament |
| 释义 | Word Frequency filament(ˈfɪləmənt) noun 1. the thin wire, usually tungsten, inside a light bulb that emits light when heated to incandescence by an electric current 2. electronics a high-resistance wire or ribbon, forming the cathode in some valves 3. a single strand of a natural or synthetic fibre; fibril 4. botany a. the stalk of a stamen b. any of the long slender chains of cells into which some algae and fungi are divided 5. ornithology the barb of a down feather 6. anatomy any slender structure or part, such as the tail of a spermatozoon; filum 7. astronomy a. a long structure of relatively cool material in the solar corona b. a long large-scale cluster of galaxies Derived forms filamentary (ˌfɪləˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) or filamentous (ˌfilaˈmentous) adjective Word origin C16: from New Latin fīlāmentum, from Medieval Latin fīlāre to spin, from Latin fīlum thread |
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