hypofilamentous

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adjective

Less filamentous than normal

Opposite
hyperfilamentous
OriginEnglish filamentous ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum →
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Meanings

adjectivehypofilamentous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLess filamentous than normal

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
hyperfilamentous

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  3. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  4. Englishhypo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  6. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  7. Latinfīlum
  8. Late Latinfīlō
  9. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  10. Englishfilament
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  13. Englishfilamentous
  14. Englishhypofilamentous

From hypo- + filamentous.

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