Filar

2 definitions found

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

  Filar \Fi"lar\, a. [L. filum a thread.]
     Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterized by
     threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar
     microscope; a filar micrometer.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  filar
       adj : related to or having filaments especially across a field of
             view; "afilar eyepiece"