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Filament — may refer to:In physics and electrical engineering* Electrical filament * Current filament * Filament propagation, diffractionless propagation of a light beam * Hot cathode, a filament in a vacuum tube that emits electronsIn astronomy* Galaxy… … Wikipedia
filament — ► NOUN 1) a slender thread like object or fibre. 2) a metal wire in an electric light bulb, which glows white hot when an electric current is passed through it. 3) Botany the slender part of a stamen that supports the anther. DERIVATIVES… … English terms dictionary
filament — [fil′ə mənt] n. [Fr < ML filamentum < LL filare, to spin < L filum: see FILE1] 1. a very slender thread or fiber 2. a threadlike part; specif., a) the fine metal wire in a light bulb which becomes incandescent when heated by an electric… … English World dictionary
filament current — kaitinimo srovė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. filament current; heat current; heating current vok. Heizfadenstrom, m; Heizstrom, m rus. подогревный ток, m; ток накала, m pranc. courant de chauffage, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
filament current — kaitinimo srovė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. filament current vok. Heizstrom, m rus. ток накала, m pranc. courant de chauffage, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
filament — A fine wire inside a light bulb that heats to incandescence when current passes through it. The filament produces the light. Also see double filament bulb … Dictionary of automotive terms
filament — filamented, adj. /fil euh meuhnt/, n. 1. a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold. 2. a single fibril of natural or synthetic textile fiber, of indefinite length, sometimes several miles long. 3. a long… … Universalium
filament — fil•a•ment [[t]ˈfɪl ə mənt[/t]] n. 1) a very fine thread or threadlike structure; a fiber or fibril: filaments of gold[/ex] 2) bot the stalklike portion of a stamen, supporting the anther 3) elm (in an incandescent lamp) the threadlike conductor … From formal English to slang
filament — /ˈfɪləmənt / (say filuhmuhnt) noun 1. a very fine thread or thread like structure; a fibre or fibril. 2. a single element of textile fibre (as silk), or mechanically produced fibre (as rayon or nylon). 3. Botany a. the stalk like portion of a… …
filament — n. 1 a slender threadlike body or fibre (esp. in animal or vegetable structures). 2 a conducting wire or thread with a high melting point in an electric bulb or thermionic valve, heated or made incandescent by an electric current. 3 Bot. the part … Useful english dictionary
