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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fil·a·ment ETYMOLOGY Middle French, from Medieval Latin filamentum,from Late Latin filare to spin — more at file DATE 1594 : a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage: as a. a tenuous conductor (as of carbon or metal) made incandescent by the passage of an electric current; specifically : a cathode in the form of a metal wire in an electron tube b. (1) a thin and fine elongated constituent part of a gill (2) an elongated thin series of cells attached one to another or a very long thin cylindrical single cell (as of some algae, fungi, or bacteria) c. the anther-bearing stalk of a stamen — see flower illustrationEnglish Etymology filament 1594, from Mod.L. filamentum, from L.L. filare "to spin, draw out in a long line," from L. filum "thread" (see file (v.)). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 filament fila·ment / 5filEmEnt / noun1. a thin wire in a light bulb that produces light when electricity is passed through it (电灯泡的)灯丝；丝极 2. (technical 术语) a long thin piece of sth that looks like a thread 细丝；丝状物: glass / metal filaments 玻璃/金属丝 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fil·a·ment \ˈfiləmənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin filamentum, from Late Latin filare to spin + Latin -mentum -ment — more at file : a long thin flexible object that has a small cross section : a fiber of great or indefinite length: as a. (1) : the fine tenuous material of a spider web (2) : one of the two continuous cores of the fiber of silk; also : the whole fiber (3) : a single continuous man-made fiber produced from a liquid bath (as by extrusion through a small orifice) and used either in the form of a monofilament or in groups for textile yarns with little or no twist or for cordage — often distinguished from staple (4) : a slender barb of a down feather b. (1) : a metal wire drawn very fine < tungsten filaments > (2) : a fine conductor (as of carbon or metal) that is rendered incandescent by the passage of an electric current; specifically : a cathode in the form of a metal wire in an electron tube heated by current passing through — see incandescent lamp illustration c. (1) : a thin and fine elongated constituent part of a gill (2) : an elongated thin series of cells attached one to another or a very long cylindrical single cell (as of certain algae, fungi, and bacteria) d. : the anther-bearing stalk of a stamen — see flower illustration e. : a body in mathematics whose transverse dimensions are negligible compared with its length |
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