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filaments

The word “filaments” has 3 syllables: fil-a-ments

It's pronounced as /ˈfɪl.ə.mənts/

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In the thesaurus, “filaments” has 12 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for filaments along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for filaments

Antonyms for filaments

Meanings of filaments

  • noun
    1. A fine thread or wire.
    2. Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
    3. A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
    4. The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.
    5. A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.

Example Sentences

  • The scientist examined the thin filaments under the microscope.
  • Old light bulbs contain delicate tungsten filaments inside.
  • The spider web was made of fine silky filaments.
  • Bright filaments of light stretched across the night sky.
  • The plant’s roots produced tiny white filaments in the soil.

On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to filaments, such as: blocks, bristles, bundles, chunks, clumps, cords, fibers.

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