filament

Definitions of filament in various dictionaries:

noun - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

noun - the stalk of a stamen

noun - a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

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

A fine or thinly spun thread, fiber, or wire.

Botany.

The stalk that bears the anther in a stamen.

A chainlike series of cells, as in many algae.

A fine wire heated electrically to incandescence in an electric lamp.

A high-resistance wire or ribbon forming the cathode in some thermionic tubes.

noun - a very thin thread or threadlike structure

FILAMENT - The word filament, which is descended from Latin filum meaning "thread", is used in English for a variety of thread-like structures, including: ...