All filament synonyms
fil·a·ment
F f noun filament
- fiber — a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
- thread — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- stalk — an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like: We shot the mountain goat after a five-hour stalk.
- tendril — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- strand — to form (a rope, cable, etc.) by twisting strands together.
- string — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- fibre — a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
- monofilament — Also, monofil [mon-uh-fil] /ˈmɒn əˌfɪl/ (Show IPA). a single, generally large filament of synthetic fiber. Compare multifilament (def 2).