noun Download 🔗Share A fine thread or wire. Examples : "The lightbulb's filament glowed brightly. " material part physics technology electric Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve. Examples : "The old light bulb flickered because the filament inside was about to burn out. " material technology electronics physics science device electric Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe. Examples : "galaxy filament" astronomy physics space nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther. Examples : "The botanist carefully examined the filament of the flower, noting its delicate structure. " plant part biology structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length. Examples : "The spool of yarn held a long, continuous filament. " material thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading