Dictionary Definition
filamentous adj : thin in diameter; resembling a
thread [syn: filiform,
filamentlike,
threadlike, thready]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Extensive Definition
Filament may refer to:
In physics and electrical engineering
- Electrical filament
- Current filament
- Filament propagation, diffractionless propagation of a light beam
- Hot cathode, a filament in a vacuum tube that emits electrons
In astronomy
- Galaxy filament
- Solar filament, a structure in a solar corona
- Birkeland current
In biology
- Protein filament
- Filamentation, a long chain of cells
- Part of a stamen, the male part of a flower
- Hypha, in fungi and Actinobacteria
In music
- Filament (band), collaborative project between Otomo Yoshihide and Sachiko M.
Other uses
- Fiber or yarn
- Filament (textiles), clusters or locks of wool fibers
- 2002 movie by Jinsei Tsuji
See also
filamentous in German: Filament
filamentous in French: Filament
filamentous in Japanese: フィラメント
filamentous in Simple English: Filament
filamentous in Slovak:
Filament