fibril

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US/ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/

noun

A fine fibre or filament.

Similar
filamentstrand
OriginLatin fibrilla →
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Meanings

nounfibril (plural fibrils)

plural fibrils

  1. A fine fibre or filament.
  2. biologyAny fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna very slender natural or synthetic fiber

Similar
filamentstrand
Broader
fiberfibre
Also see
fibrillafilamentstrand

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfibra
  2. Latinfibrilla
  3. Englishfibril

Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.

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Translations

Catalan fibril·la, fibril·la
  • fibril·lafine fibre or filament
  • fibril·lafine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
Dutch fibril
  • fibrilfine fibre or filament
French fibrille, fibrille
  • fibrillefine fibre or filament
  • fibrillefine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
German Fäserchen
  • Fäserchenfine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
Greek ινίδιο
  • ινίδιο (inídio)fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
Norwegian fibrill, fibrill
  • fibrillfine fibre or filament
  • fibrillfine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
Spanish fibrilla
  • fibrillafine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
Cite this entry
APA

fibril. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibril

MLA

“fibril.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibril. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fibril,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibril.

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