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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [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
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