filamentation

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noun

The growth of filaments.

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

nounfilamentation (countable and uncountable, plural filamentations)

plural filamentations

  1. countableuncountableThe growth of filaments.
  2. countableuncountablebiologyAn anomalous growth of certain bacteria in which they continue to elongate but do not divide.

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. Englishfilamentation

From filament + -ation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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