Jump to content

filament

From Wiktionary

Pronunciation

[change]

Noun

[change]

Singular
filament

Plural
filaments

a glowing bulb filament (sense 1)
a filament of solar material (sense 2)
Diagram of stamen (sense 3)
  1. (countable) A filament is a fine wire that can be heated until it glows
  2. (countable) (physics) (astronomy) A filament is a thread-like structure that extends outward from the surface of the sun.
  3. (countable) (botany) A filament is the stalk of a flower stamen that supports the anther.