Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. filament
noun. ['ˈfɪləmənt'] a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current.
Synonyms
- lightbulb
- light bulb
- incandescent lamp
- electric light
- wire
- electric-light bulb
- conducting wire
Antonyms
- irresponsibleness
- unthoughtfulness
- thick
- rugged
Etymology
- filamentum (Latin)
- filare (Latin)
Featured Games
Words that Rhyme with Filament
- abandonment
- abatement
- aberrant
- abhorrent
- abortifacient
- abridgement
- absent
- absorbent
- abstinent
- abundant
- accelerant
- accident
- accompaniment
- accompaniment
- accomplishment
- accountant
- accouterment
- accoutrement
- achievement
- acknowledgement
Example sentences of the word filament
1. Noun, singular or mass
Look for a crack in the filament in the middle of the fuse.
2. Adjective
The whole fix is basically to get the filament re-connected.
2. filament
noun. ['ˈfɪləmənt'] a very slender natural or synthetic fiber.
Synonyms
- rhizoid
- strand
- fibre
- fibril
- cobweb
- hypha
- myofibrilla
- paraphysis
- gossamer
- sarcostyle
- fiber
- chromatid
- myofibril
Etymology
- filamentum (Latin)
- filare (Latin)
3. filament
noun. ['ˈfɪləmənt'] a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells).
Synonyms
- structure
- complex body part
- body structure
- pilus
- filum
- bodily structure
- hair
Antonyms
- unfasten
- natural object
- ride
- rear
Etymology
- filamentum (Latin)
- filare (Latin)
4. filament
noun. ['ˈfɪləmənt'] the stalk of a stamen.
Synonyms
- stem
Etymology
- filamentum (Latin)
- filare (Latin)