macrofilament

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noun

A relatively large filament

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

nounmacrofilament (plural macrofilaments)

plural macrofilaments

  1. A relatively large filament

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  8. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  9. Latinfīlum
  10. Late Latinfīlō
  11. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  12. Englishfilament
  13. Englishmacrofilament

From macro- + filament.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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