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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

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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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