filamentary

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.

Similar
filamentalfilamentar
OriginEnglish filament ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō →
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Meanings

adjectivefilamentary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.

    Synonyms: filamental, filamentar

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.

Similar
filamentalfilamentar
Also see
filamental

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  2. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  3. Latinfīlum
  4. Late Latinfīlō
  5. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  6. Englishfilament
  7. Englishfilamentary

From filament + -ary.

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APA

filamentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filamentary

MLA

“filamentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filamentary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “filamentary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/filamentary.

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