Filament

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Filament \Fil"a*ment\, n. [F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See
     {File} a row.]
     A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp.
     (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the
     anther.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  filament
       n 1: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: {fibril}, {strand}]
       2: the stalk of a stamen
       3: a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of
          cells [syn: {filum}]
       4: a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by
          the passage of an electric current