multifilament

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adjective

Having multiple filaments

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

adjectivemultifilament (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving multiple filaments
nounmultifilament (plural multifilaments)

plural multifilaments

  1. A yarn with multiple filaments.

    Synonyms: multifil

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA yarn with multiple filaments.

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multifil

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  9. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  10. Latinfīlum
  11. Late Latinfīlō
  12. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  13. Englishfilament
  14. Englishmultifilament

From multi- + filament.

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APA

multifilament. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifilament

MLA

“multifilament.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifilament. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multifilament,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifilament.

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