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filament
Overview of noun filament
The noun filament has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. fibril, filament, strand -- (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)
2. filament -- (the stalk of a stamen)
3. filament, filum -- (a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells))
4. filament -- (a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun filament
4 senses of filament
Sense 1
fibril, filament, strand
=> fiber, fibre
=> material, stuff
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
filament
=> stalk, stem
=> plant organ
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
filament, filum
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
filament
=> wire, conducting wire
=> conductor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun filament
2 of 4 senses of filament
Sense 1
fibril, filament, strand
=> barb
=> cobweb, gossamer
=> chromatid
=> myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle
=> rhizoid
=> hypha
=> paraphysis
Sense 3
filament, filum
=> hair, pilus
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun filament
4 senses of filament
Sense 1
fibril, filament, strand
=> fiber, fibre
Sense 2
filament
=> stalk, stem
Sense 3
filament, filum
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
Sense 4
filament
=> wire, conducting wire
Antonyms of noun filament
Member Holonyms of noun filament
Substance Holonyms of noun filament
Part Holonyms of noun filament
1 of 4 senses of filament
Sense 4
filament
PART OF: light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb
Member Meronyms of noun filament
Substance Meronyms of noun filament
Part Meronyms of noun filament
Meronyms of noun filament
Holonyms of noun filament
1 of 4 senses of filament
Sense 4
filament
PART OF: light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb
Attributes of noun filament
Derived Forms of noun filament
1 of 4 senses of filament
Sense 1
fibril, filament, strand
RELATED TO>(adj) filamentous#1
=> filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready
Domain of noun filament
Domain Terms of noun filament
Familiarity of noun filament
filament used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun filament
4 senses of filament
Sense 1
fibril, filament, strand
> fiber, fibre
=> byssus, beard
=> bristle
=> optical fiber, glass fiber, optical fibre, glass fibre
=> nerve fiber, nerve fibre
=> spindle
=> loofa, loofah, luffa, loufah sponge
=> cantala, Cebu maguey, manila maguey
=> bassine
=> coir
=> raffia
=> fibril, filament, strand
=> lint
=> man-made fiber, synthetic fiber
=> natural fiber, natural fibre
=> oakum
=> raveling, ravelling
Sense 2
filament
> stalk, stem
=> gynophore
=> carpophore
=> cornstalk, corn stalk
=> filament
=> funicle, funiculus
=> petiolule
=> cane
=> sporangiophore
=> cutting, slip
=> tuber
=> rhizome, rootstock, rootstalk
=> axis
=> caudex
=> beanstalk
=> cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade
=> stock, caudex
=> stipe
=> scape, flower stalk
=> petiole, leafstalk
=> bulb
=> corm
=> branch
=> culm
=> haulm, halm
=> trunk, tree trunk, bole
Sense 3
filament, filum
> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> layer
=> apodeme
=> calyculus, caliculus, calycle
=> tooth
=> pad
=> gill slit, branchial cleft, gill cleft
=> gill arch, branchial arch, gill bar
=> peristome
=> syrinx
=> bulb
=> carina
=> cauda
=> chiasma, chiasm, decussation
=> cingulum
=> concha
=> filament, filum
=> germ
=> infundibulum
=> interstice
=> landmark
=> limbus
=> rib
=> blade
=> radicle
=> plexus, rete
=> tube, tube-shaped structure
=> passage, passageway
=> fundus
=> funiculus
=> head
=> cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
=> root, tooth root
=> capsule
=> uvea
=> membranous labyrinth
=> bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth
=> glans
=> alveolar bed
=> valve
=> vascular structure
=> lacrimal apparatus
=> cytoskeleton
=> nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
=> centromere, kinetochore
=> aster
=> neural structure
=> fold, plica
=> gyrus, convolution
=> cartilaginous structure
=> ball
=> plate
=> horny structure, unguis
=> skeletal structure
=> costa
=> head
=> bridge
=> rotator cuff
=> cornu
=> corona
=> receptor
=> zone, zona
Sense 4
filament
> wire, conducting wire
=> filament
=> jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, booster cable
=> lead-in
=> patchcord
=> telephone wire, telephone line, telegraph wire, telegraph line
Meronyms of noun filament
4 senses of filament
Sense 1
fibril, filament, strand
=> fiber, fibre
HAS SUBSTANCE: cellulose
Sense 2
filament
=> stalk, stem
HAS PART: internode
HAS PART: receptacle
=> plant organ
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
filament, filum
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 4
filament
=> wire, conducting wire
=> conductor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun filament
1 of 4 senses of filament
Sense 4
filament
PART OF: light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb
Grep of noun filament
filament
Grep of adj filament
filamentlike
filamentous
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