Dictionary Definition
filament
Noun
2 the stalk of a stamen
3 a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike
series of cells [syn: filum]
4 a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated
white hot by the passage of an electric current
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- a fine thread or wire
- such a wire, heated to glowing, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve
- The stalk of a stamen in a flower, supporting the anther.
- In textiles, a continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length
Translations
wire in an incandescent light bulb
stalk of a stamen in a flower
- Finnish: palho
continuous object, limited in length only by its
spool
- Russian: волокно
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
filament in German: Filament
filament in French: Filament
filament in Japanese: フィラメント
filament in Simple English: Filament
filament in Slovak:
Filament