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- thin filament n a myofilament of the one of the two types making up myofibrils that is about 5 nanometers (50 angstroms) in width and is composed chiefly of the protein actin compare THICK FILAMENT
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filament — UK [ˈfɪləmənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms filament : singular filament plural filaments 1) a very thin fibre, or an object that looks like a thin fibre 2) physics the thin wire inside a light bulb 3) biology the long thin stem of a stamen… … English dictionary
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filament — 1. SYN: filamentum. 2. In bacteriology, a fine threadlike form, unsegmented or segmented without constrictions. [L. filamentum, fr. filum, a thread] actin f. one of the contractile elements in muscular fibers and other cells; in skeletal muscle,… … Medical dictionary
filament — fil|a|ment [ˈfıləmənt] n ↑filament, ↑thread [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: filamentum, from Latin filum thread ] a very thin thread or wire ▪ an electric filament … Dictionary of contemporary English
filament — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin filamentum, from Late Latin filare to spin more at file Date: 1594 a single thread or a thin flexible threadlike object, process, or appendage: as a. a tenuous conductor (as of carbon or metal)… … New Collegiate Dictionary
filament — fil|a|ment [ fıləmənt ] noun count 1. ) a very thin fiber, or an object that looks like a thin fiber 2. ) TECHNICAL the thin wire inside a LIGHT BULB … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
filament — fil·a·ment || fɪlÉ™mÉ™nt n. fiber, thin threadlike object; thin wire; thin conductor which heats up and emits light in response to an electrical current (in an incandescent light bulb); heating element of a vacuum tube … English contemporary dictionary
filament — [[t]fɪ̱ləmənt[/t]] filaments N COUNT A filament is a very thin piece or thread of something, for example the piece of wire inside a light bulb … English dictionary
