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Word entry · 8 letters

filament

Best crossword clue

"Thin wire"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɪləmənt/Part of speech nounSorted aefilmntStarts with FEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1F2I3L4A5M6E7N8T

Definitions

  1. Thin wire or threadlike structure.

Word origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).

Used in a sentence

  • Lighting was unimaginative for the standard stock with naked tungsten filament bulbs and metal reflectors. However, all compartments had individual reading lights above the seats with attractive glass shades.
  • solar filament
  • galaxy filament

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