multifilamentous

adjective

Relating to or composed of multiple filaments.

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

adjectivemultifilamentous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to or composed of multiple filaments.

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. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  16. Englishfilamentous
  17. Englishmultifilamentous

From multi- + filamentous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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