filament

noun

ˈfi-lə-mənt How to pronounce filament (audio)
Definition of filamentnext
as in fiber
a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair the cable was made up of fine filaments twisted together

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Recent Examples of filament Throw on an oversize black pantsuit, add a filament-thin chain at the waist and let your untucked shirt, trimmed with a random assortment of little baubles, peek out at the bottom. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 This generated a narrow conducting filament inside the insulating film. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 The filament bulb’s lurid orange-yellow was different — not less orange or yellow, but somehow also whiter, richer, rounder, as if Sorolla had worked in some of his cadmium hues. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman captured this spectacular view of the Crescent Nebula, revealing intricate filaments of gas surrounding a massive star nearing the end of its life some 4,700 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for filament
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  1. fiber
  2. wire
  3. thread
Noun
  • The American Diabetes Association currently recommends limiting fruit juice to 4-ounce (1/2-cup) servings and choosing whole fruits, which are high in fiber.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There’s only so much that wireless can do where a fiber network is ultimately your best connection.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of fiber
Noun
  • What happens now Nearly two years after that first $10 million wire, the scandal has left a strange legacy.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The singer arrived on the red carpet wearing a black sculptural ensemble with an elaborate wire and loop headpiece and a lofty pair of Saint Laurent platform heels.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wire
Noun
  • How do two middle-class lads in ratty threads, who might very well have both been played by Robert Pattinson, fast-track an appointment with Jesus?
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • One of the main threads of the book that drew Duffield to directing the adaptation was the father-son relationship at its core; his own son was 4 at the time of the set visit.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of thread

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“Filament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filament. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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