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Monofilament is what you use to go fishing. The line on your fishing rod is probably going to be black. You get to the end of the line and you tie on this clear plastic, thin thread called monofilament.
John Badham

Meaning of "monofilament" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MONOFILAMENT

monofilament  [ˌmɒnəˈfɪləmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOFILAMENT

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monofilament 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 MONOFILAMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of monofilament in the English dictionary

The definition of monofilament in the dictionary is synthetic thread or yarn composed of a single strand rather than twisted fibres. Other definition of monofilament is a fishing line made of monofilaments.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONOFILAMENT


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONOFILAMENT

monodist
monodont
monodrama
monodramatic
monody
monoecious
monoeciously
monoecism
monoester
monofil
monofuel
monogamic
monogamist
monogamistic
monogamous
monogamously
monogamousness
monogamy
monogastric
monogenean

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONOFILAMENT

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 monofilament in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «monofilament» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONOFILAMENT

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

Translator English - Chinese

单丝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

monofilamento
570 millions of speakers

English

monofilament
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

monofilament
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حيدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мононити
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

monofilamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনোফিলামেন্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monofilament
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Monofilament
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Monofilament
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モノフィラメント
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모노 필라멘트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Monofilament
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

monofilament
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Monofilament
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोनोफिलावमेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

monofilament
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monofilamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pojedyncze włókno
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мононити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

monofilament
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μονόινα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

monofilament
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enfibertråd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

monofilament
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of monofilament

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOFILAMENT»

The term «monofilament» is regularly used and occupies the 59.234 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONOFILAMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «monofilament» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «monofilament» 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 monofilament

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QUOTES WITH «MONOFILAMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word monofilament.
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John Badham
Monofilament is what you use to go fishing. The line on your fishing rod is probably going to be black. You get to the end of the line and you tie on this clear plastic, thin thread called monofilament.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOFILAMENT»

Discover the use of monofilament in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monofilament and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Meta-analysis of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the ...
*DPN=Diabetic peripheral Neuropathy NIDDM=Non-insulin diabetes mellitus VPT= vibration perception threshold NVQ= neuropathy verbal questionnaire NCV = nerve conduction velocity NDS = neuropathy disability score MONOFILAMENT  ...
Patricia E. Nowakowski, 2008
2
Wounds and Lacerations: Emergency Care and Closure
... mucosa, scrotal skin, scalp, and perineum. The suture can be placed, and because of rapid absorption, no return visit is necessary for removal. Two monofilament absorbable suture materials, polyglyconate (Maxon) and polydiox- anone ...
Alexander Trott, 2005
3
Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction
Either a pinprick and temperature test or monofilament test can provide this information. The monofilament test is more standardized and therefore a better choice, although it usually takes more time. A test of Stereognosis is most appropriate ...
Mary Vining Radomski, Catherine A. Trombly Latham, 2008
4
Beading for the First Time
Flexible enough to allow the beads to drape under their own weight, the 8-lb test monofilament used for stringing the beads is also stiff enough to support them. Faceted Citrine Choker & Earrings Here's How: Note: The monofilament is stiff ...
Ann Benson, 2001
5
Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles
Therefore, there are mainly three variations of monofilament dryer fabrics: • monofilament weave • monofilament weave with monofilament staffer for low air permeability • monofilament weave with spun stuffer Monofilament designs are ...
Sabit Adanur, 1995
6
Wound Care
A Semmes-Weinstein monofilament is commonly used to assess protective sensation in the feet of patients with diabetes. A 10-gram (5.07 logl monofilament wire is applied to each foot at 10 sites — the plantar aspect of the first, third, and fifth ...
Cathy Thomas Hess, 2005
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Pacific Shore Fishing
Monofilament is one of the greatest inventions since the wheel. Monofilament stretches, has good line to diameter strength, is abrasion resistant (to a point), and can have either the limpness or the stiffness (whichever quality you prefer) for ...
‎1985
8
Skin and Wound Care
A Semmes-Weinstein monofilament is commonly used to assess protective sensation in the feet of patients with diabetes. A 1 0-g (5.07 log) monofilament wire is applied to each foot at 10 sites — the plantar aspect of the first, third, and fifth ...
Cathy Thomas Hess, 2008
9
Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine
TaBLE I.2.14.1 Commercial Biotextile Structures and their Clinical Applications Monofilament Microfiber Monofilament Expanded film Monofilaments Monofilament Multifilament Expanded film Monofilament Expanded film Monofilament ...
Buddy D. Ratner, Allan S. Hoffman, Frederick J. Schoen, 2012
10
Wound Closure Biomaterials and Devices
The newly available synthetic nonabsorbable monofilament suture Gore-Tex showed the lowest flexural stiffness (94 kg/cm2) among the 1 1 chemically different types of the same size commercial sutures. This was followed by Dexon, silk, ...
Chih-Chang Chu, J. Anthony von Fraunhofer, Howard P. Greisler, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOFILAMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monofilament is used in the context of the following news items.
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Discarded monofilament line injures, kills wildlife
FWC biologists warn that monofilament fishing line and fishing hooks can snag and entangle birds, sea turtles and manatees, leading to injury ... «Jackson County Floridan, Jul 15»
2
Brookhaven Parks & Recreation launches program to protect wildlife
Brookhaven announced that five monofilament recycling containers for fishing line as well as five 'no feeding' signs will be installed before the ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
3
Midstate fishing report: Water levels return to normal
Try small baits tied to 4-pound test monofilament line cast on open-faced spinning or spin-casting outfits. Bluegill will spawn again on the full ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
4
Meet the Garden City Beach man who wants to make baseball bats …
He then cut small grooves in the bat and filled the slits with monofilament fishing line to hold the wood's grain together. He kept tinkering with ... «Myrtle Beach Sun News, Jul 15»
5
Outdoors: Fishing with the 'Striper King'
The rod was a medium weight outfitted with an open-faced spinning reel with 10-pound monofilament line, a barrel swivel, and a 12-inch leader ... «Stockton Record, Jul 15»
6
Tennessee River reservoirs full of big catfish that won't shy from …
He prefers to drift rather than anchor so that he can cover water. He uses 50-pound test braided line with a 60-pound-test monofilament leader. «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
7
Gary Engberg: Time to strike for smallmouth bass on Wisconsin River
I use 6- to 8-pound monofilament as my main line, then I put a chartreuse bead on the line followed by a 3/16th ounce brass bullet weight and ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
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FWC: Discarded monofilament line injures, kills wildlife
FWC biologists warn that monofilament fishing line and fishing hooks can snag and entangle birds, sea turtles and manatees, leading to injury ... «Suwannee Democrat, Jul 15»
9
Danger of discarded fishing line
Anglers are being challenged to join the effort to help protect our coastal animals from the dangers of monofilament line. The discarded or even ... «wflx, Jul 15»
10
Inspiring People and Play: An Interview With Bob Wann
For example, their line of alphabet blocks are made of see through plastic and small 3D letters and characters are suspended on monofilament, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Monofilament [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/monofilament>. Apr 2024 ».
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