minifilament

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noun

A very small, or very thin, filament

OriginEnglish filament ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounminifilament (plural minifilaments)

plural minifilaments

  1. A very small, or very thin, filament

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  9. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  10. Latinfīlum
  11. Late Latinfīlō
  12. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  13. Englishfilament
  14. Englishminifilament

From mini- + filament.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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