polyfilament

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adjective

Composed of multiple filaments

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

adjectivepolyfilament (not comparable)
  1. not comparableComposed of multiple filaments

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  6. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  7. Latinfīlum
  8. Late Latinfīlō
  9. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  10. Englishfilament
  11. Englishpolyfilament

From poly- + filament.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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