filamentoid

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adjective

Like a filament.

OriginAncient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) ← Proto-Hellenic *wéidos ← Proto-Indo-European *wéydos →
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Meanings

adjectivefilamentoid (comparative more filamentoid, superlative most filamentoid)

comparative more filamentoid · superlative most filamentoid

  1. Like a filament.

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*weyd-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  10. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  11. Englishfilamentoid

From filament + -oid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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