/
ˈfɪləm(ə)nt/
n.
- a slender thread-like object or fibre, especially one found in animal or plant structures.
- a metal wire in an electric light bulb, made incandescent by an electric current.
- Botany the slender part of a stamen that supports the anther.
Derivative
- filamentary adj.
- filamented adj.
- filamentous adj.
Etymology
C16: from Fr., or from mod. L. filamentum, from late L. filare ‘to spin’.