superfilament

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noun

A very large (solar) filament

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

nounsuperfilament (plural superfilaments)

plural superfilaments

  1. A very large (solar) filament

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-
  8. Proto-Italic*fī(s)lom
  9. Latinfīlum
  10. Late Latinfīlō
  11. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  12. Englishfilament
  13. Englishsuperfilament

From super- + filament.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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