nonfilament

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noun

That which is not a filament.

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

nounnonfilament (plural nonfilaments)

plural nonfilaments

  1. attributiveThat which is not a filament.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  15. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  16. Latinfīlum
  17. Late Latinfīlō
  18. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  19. Englishfilament
  20. Englishnonfilament

From non- + filament.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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