filamentlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a filament.

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filamentousfiliformthreadlikethreadythin
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English filament →
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Meanings

adjectivefilamentlike (comparative more filamentlike, superlative most filamentlike)

comparative more filamentlike · superlative most filamentlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a filament.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivethin in diameter; resembling a thread

Similar
filamentousfiliformthreadlikethreadythin
Also see
filamentousfiliformthreadlikethready

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  8. Proto-Germanic*līką
  9. Englishfilamentlike

From filament + -like.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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