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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FILAMENT

From New Latin fīlāmentum, from Medieval Latin fīlāre to spin, from Latin fīlum thread.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FILAMENT

filament  [ˈfɪləmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILAMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Filament is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILAMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Filament

The word Filament, which is descended from Latin filum = "thread", is used in English for a variety of thread-like structures, including...

Definition of filament in the English dictionary

The first definition of filament in the dictionary is the thin wire, usually tungsten, inside a light bulb that emits light when heated to incandescence by an electric current. Other definition of filament is a high-resistance wire or ribbon, forming the cathode in some valves. Filament is also a single strand of a natural or synthetic fibre; fibril.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FILAMENT


disarmament
dɪsˈɑːməmənt
discolorment
dɪsˈkʌləmənt
discolourment
dɪsˈkʌləmənt
empowerment
ɪmˈpaʊəmənt
instrument
ˈɪnstrəmənt
loculament
ˈlɒkjʊləmənt
measurement
ˈmɛʒəmənt
measurements
ˈmɛʒəmənt
microfilament
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈfɪləmənt
monofilament
ˌmɒnəˈfɪləmənt
multifilament
ˌmʌltɪˈfɪləmənt
myofilament
ˌmaɪəʊˈfɪləmənt
ornament
ˈɔːnəmənt
parlement
ˈpɑːləmənt
parliament
ˈpɑːləmənt
procurement
prəˈkjʊəmənt
requirement
rɪˈkwaɪəmənt
retirement
rɪˈtaɪəmənt
testament
ˈtɛstəmənt
tournament
ˈtʊənəmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILAMENT

fil
fila
filaceous
filacer
filagree
filamentary
filamentous
filander
filar
filaree
filaria
filariae
filarial
filarian
filariasis
filariid
filasse
filatory
filature
filbert

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILAMENT

advertisement
armament
Blessed Sacrament
Christmas ornament
cruciate ligament
European Parliament
firmament
fundament
Houses of Parliament
lament
ligament
medicament
Member of Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
New Testament
Old Testament
parament
predicament
rearmament
sacrament
temperament

Synonyms and antonyms of filament in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FILAMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «filament» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of filament
cilium · fibre · fibril · pile · staple · strand · string · thread · wire · wisp

Translation of «filament» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILAMENT

Find out the translation of filament to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of filament from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «filament» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

filamento
570 millions of speakers

English

filament
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेशा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خيوط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

накаливания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

filamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অংশু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

filament
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Filamen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Faden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィラメント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

필라멘트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Filamen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dây tóc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धातू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

filaman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

filamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żarnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розжарювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

filament
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νήματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

filament
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fila
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filament
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of filament

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILAMENT»

The term «filament» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of filament
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILAMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «filament» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «filament» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about filament

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILAMENT»

Discover the use of filament in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to filament and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Composite Filament Winding
Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session
Stan Peters, Editor, Stanley T. Peters, 2011
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Sliding Filament Mechanism in Muscle Contraction: Fifity ...
Sliding Filament Mechanism in Muscle Contraction: Fifty Years of Research covers the history of the sliding filament mechanism in muscle contraction from its discovery in 1954 by H.E. Huxley through and including modern day research.
Haruo Sugi, 2007
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Filament Dynamics and Actin Binding Factors
Actin is a highly conserved and essential protein of all eukaryotic cells that is involved in cell motility, cargo transport, muscle contraction, and cytoskeletal integrity.
Damon Charles Scoville, 2008
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Intermediate Filament Cytoskeleton
This book provides a comprehensive resource of methodology essentials, describing a variety of essential tools and assays for studying intermediate filaments.
M. Bishr Omary, Pierre A. Coulombe, 2004
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Exercise Physiology: Basis of Human Movement in Health and ...
Their concept of muscle contraction is known as the sliding filament theory and, in the simplest of terms, states that muscle contracts due to actin filaments sliding past myosin filaments. See Biography: Andrew F. Huxley at http:// connection.
Stanley P. Brown, Wayne C. Miller, Jane M. Eason, 2006
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Experimental Characterization of Heat Transfer from an ...
Filament Diameter at Various Constant Temperatures for a 30 cm. Platinum Filament with Dynamic Pressure q=1.863 mm Hg and Theta=0°................................ . 73 5.27 Heat Transfer Coefficient vs. Crossflow Angle for a 76 Micron Platinum ...
Amy J. Cragg, 1999
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The Laboratory Fish
The emphasis of this chapter is on the gill filament whose unique structure has become highly specialized in order to perform the variety of diverse activities requisite for an aquatic existence. The gill filament is the functional unit of the gill and ...
Gary Kent Ostrander, 2000
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Handbook of Yarn Production: Technology, Science and Economics
4.1 Introduction Although most filament yarns used today are synthetic fibers that need texturing, there are some that need no modification in this way. Industrial filaments made from synthetic polymers constitute one case and natural filaments , ...
Peter Reeves Lord, 2003
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Stress concentrations in filament-stiffened sheets of finite ...
The model is composed of a single layer of parallel, tension-carrying filaments embedded in a shear-carrying matrix. The sheet is of finite length in the filament direction and of infinite length normal to the filament direction.
W. B. Fichter, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, 1970
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Heat Transport of a Temperature Filament in a Magnetized Plasma
CHAPTER 4 Stability Analysis of Low-frequency Mode 4.1 Introduction In the last two chapters we showed that by injecting an electron beam into a magnetized plasma, a long and narrow temperature filament is generated. This temperature ...
Meixuan Shi, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILAMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term filament is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Filament Safe - KIT protects your 3D printing filaments from …
Back in 2013, Perception Engineering launched the original Filament Safe on Kickstarter. Since shipping the units to all of their backers, the ... «3ders.org, Jul 15»
2
Viscose Staple Fiber and Filament Prices in China (Weekly Report)
Our weekly report covers the viscose/rayon staple fiber and filament markets over the last 12 months. Viscose spun yarn prices are also ... «EmergingTextiles.com, Jul 15»
3
Igus introduces abrasion-resistant 3D-printer filament
The iglide tribo filament has undergone extensive testing in the company's in-house lab. It is the first filament for 3D printers specifically ... «Plastics Today, Jul 15»
4
Polyester Fiber and Filament Yarn Prices in China (Weekly Report)
Our weekly report covers the Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) and Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) prices on the domestic market, including a price ... «EmergingTextiles.com, Jul 15»
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Clean and green: New bio-3D printing filament offers value and virtue
The new filament uses a novel polyester-based polymer blend with a standard PLA, which is not only tougher than PLA, but also combines ... «Plastics Today, Jul 15»
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Formfutura releases carbon fiber reinforced CarbonFil filament for …
Recently however, many filament manufacturers have been turning their attention towards carbon fiber filaments for users looking to create ... «3ders.org, Jul 15»
7
Polymaker launches PolySupport filament, aiming to revolutionize …
In an effort to help make this process as seamless as possible, 3D print filament manufacturer Polymaker has been committed to developing a ... «3ders.org, Jul 15»
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Researchers Improve Processes for Creating PLA For 3D Printer …
Researchers Improve Processes for Creating PLA For 3D Printer Filament, Soon to Be 'Cheaper & Greener'. by Bridget Butler Millsaps · July 7, ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
9
New bioplastic filament for 3D printing
3Dom-USA_21.jpg 3Dom USA has launched a new bioplastic filament for the 3D printing market designed to bring together the easy ... «Greener Package, Jul 15»
10
MATERIALS: Bioplastic 3D Filament with Exceptional Finish
A new bioplastic 3D printing filament boasts exceptional print finish and detail with a pleasing silky feel, along with reduced brittleness and increased flexibility ... «Plastics Technology, Jul 15»

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