FILAMENTS Synonyms
11 hypernyms for filaments. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for FILAMENTS
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| strings | noun n | |||||
noun • the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments • (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement | ||||||
| threads | noun n | |||||
noun • informal terms for clothing | ||||||
| fibers | noun n | |||||
noun • a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn • coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis • any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) • the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions • a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth | ||||||
| hairs | noun n | |||||
noun • a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss • a very small distance or space • filamentous hairlike growth on a plant • any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal • cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments • a filamentous projection or process on an organism | ||||||
| strands | noun n | |||||
noun • a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole • a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels • line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable • a necklace made by stringing objects together • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) verb • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue • drive (a vessel) ashore • bring to the ground | ||||||
| wires | noun n | |||||
noun • ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc • a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance • the finishing line on a racetrack • a message transmitted by telegraph verb • provide with electrical circuits • send cables, wires, or telegrams • fasten with wire • string on a wire • equip for use with electricity | ||||||
| fibril | noun n | |||||
noun • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber | ||||||
| filum | noun n | |||||
noun • a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) | ||||||
| strand | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole • a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels • line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable • a necklace made by stringing objects together • a very slender natural or synthetic fiber • a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides) verb • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue • drive (a vessel) ashore • bring to the ground | ||||||