noun🔗ShareFilament, filA fine thread or wire."The lightbulb's filament glowed brightly. "Le filament de l'ampoule brillait vivement.materialpartphysicstechnologyelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFilamentSuch a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve."The old light bulb flickered because the filament inside was about to burn out. "L'ancienne ampoule vacillait parce que le filament à l'intérieur était sur le point de brûler.materialtechnologyelectronicsphysicssciencedeviceelectricChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFilamentA 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."galaxy filament"Filament galactiqueastronomyphysicsspacenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe filamentThe stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther."The botanist carefully examined the filament of the flower, noting its delicate structure. "Le botaniste a examiné attentivement le filament de la fleur, notant sa structure délicate.plantpartbiologystructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFilamentA continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length."The spool of yarn held a long, continuous filament. "La bobine de fil contenait un long filament continu.materialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading