Filament
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
Framework senses
- §1
- a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
- §2
- a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
- §3
- the stalk of a stamen
- §4
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber