filament Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
    fibril; strand.
  2. noun the stalk of a stamen
  3. noun a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
    filum.
  4. noun a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

WordNet

Fil"a*ment noun
Etymology
F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See File a row.
Definitions
  1. A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.

Webster 1913