Dictionary

1. (

• fibril ,
• filament ,
• strand

) a very slender natural or synthetic fiber ;

2. (

• filament

) the stalk of a stamen ;

3. (

• filament ,
• filum

) a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) ;

4. (

• filament ,

) a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current ;