"filament" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪləmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-filament.wav [Southern-England] Forms: filaments [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|fīlāmentum}} Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, {{der|en|LL.|fīlō||to spin, draw out in a long line}} Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), {{der|en|la|fīlum||thread}} Latin fīlum (“thread”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} filament (plural filaments)
  1. A fine thread or wire. Translations (fine thread or wire): сүс (süs) (Bashkir), ни́шка (níška) [feminine] (Bulgarian), жи́чка (žíčka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 纖維 (Chinese Mandarin), 纤维 (xiānwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), nitka [feminine] (Czech), drátek [masculine] (Czech), tråd [common-gender] (Danish), fiber [common-gender] (Danish), säie (Finnish), kuitu (Finnish), filament [masculine] (French), filamento [masculine] (Galician), Faser [feminine] (German), szál (Hungarian), rost (Hungarian), filamento [masculine] (Italian), 繊維 (sen'i) (alt: せんい) (Japanese), fibra [feminine] (Latin), filament [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), filament [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), filamento [masculine] (Portuguese), нить (nitʹ) [feminine] (Russian), волокно́ (voloknó) [neuter] (Russian), волосо́к (volosók) [masculine] (Russian), अंशु (aṃśu) [masculine] (Sanskrit), filamento (Spanish), walidwid (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-filament-en-noun-xomnhvo5 Disambiguation of 'fine thread or wire': 95 5 0 0 0
  2. Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve. Translations (wire in an incandescent light bulb): жи́чка (žíčka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 燈絲 (Chinese Mandarin), 灯丝 (dēngsī) (Chinese Mandarin), vlákno [neuter] (Czech), glødetråd [common-gender] (Danish), hehkulanka (Finnish), filament [masculine] (French), filamento [masculine] (Galician), Glühwendel [feminine] (German), חוט להט (Hebrew), izzószál (Hungarian), filamento [masculine] (Italian), フィラメント (firamento) (Japanese), filament [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), filament [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), żarnik [masculine] (Polish), filamento [masculine] (Portuguese), нить нака́ла (nitʹ nakála) [feminine] (Russian), волосо́к (volosók) [masculine] (Russian), glödtråd (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-filament-en-noun-sxoLD44a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 44 19 28 8 Disambiguation of 'wire in an incandescent light bulb': 3 76 8 8 5
  3. (physics, astronomy) A 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. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Physics
    Sense id: en-filament-en-noun-cB20227R Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. (botany) The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (stalk of a stamen in a flower): 花絲 (Chinese Mandarin), 花丝 (huāsī) (Chinese Mandarin), støvtråd [common-gender] (Danish), palho (Finnish), filamento [masculine] (Galician), porzószál (Hungarian), frjóþráður [masculine] (Icelandic), 花糸 (kashi) (alt: かし) (Japanese), faast [masculine] (Manx), kaka (Maori), filamento [masculine] (Portuguese), тычи́ночная нить (tyčínočnaja nitʹ) [feminine] (Russian), filamento [masculine] (Spanish), ståndarsträng [common-gender] (Swedish), ก้านชูอับเรณู (gâan-chuu-àp-ree-nuu) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-filament-en-noun-Elz96f1E Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'stalk of a stamen in a flower': 0 13 11 67 9
  5. (textiles) A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length. Categories (topical): Textiles Translations (continuous object, limited in length only by its spool): влакно́ (vlaknó) [neuter] (Bulgarian), волокно́ (voloknó) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-filament-en-noun-LvBmD63L Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles Disambiguation of 'continuous object, limited in length only by its spool': 0 5 7 4 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: filament tape, galaxy filament, intermediate filament, monofilament, sliding filament model

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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "stalk of a stamen in a flower",
      "word": "kaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "stalk of a stamen in a flower",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tyčínočnaja nitʹ",
      "sense": "stalk of a stamen in a flower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тычи́ночная нить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "stalk of a stamen in a flower",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "filamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "stalk of a stamen in a flower",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ståndarsträng"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gâan-chuu-àp-ree-nuu",
      "sense": "stalk of a stamen in a flower",
      "word": "ก้านชูอับเรณู"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vlaknó",
      "sense": "continuous object, limited in length only by its spool",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "влакно́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "voloknó",
      "sense": "continuous object, limited in length only by its spool",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "волокно́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "filament"
}

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