filamented
- adjective
- /ˈfɪləməntɪd/
:
filamentoso
- Scientists observed a filamented pattern in the crystal under the microscope.
Examples
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The filamented roots of the orchid help it absorb moisture from the air.
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The artist used a filamented brush to create delicate lines on the canvas.
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Look at the filamented leaves!
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The filamented structure of the spider's web is fascinating.
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The filamented structure of the spider's web glistened in the morning dew.
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Researchers studied filamented algae under the microscope to understand their growth patterns.
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The filamented design of the fabric made it lightweight yet strong.
Synonyms
8
7.9
Being thin and like a small string
6
5.7
Made of many long thin threads like those in rope
1
8.2
Thin and long like a thread or hair
1
4.2
Very thin and long like a single hair
1
7.9
Thin and like a thread
A very thin shape like a thread
Thin and long like a thread
Shaped like a thin thread in parts of living things
Thin threads in an eyepiece that help measure
Having many tiny threads in body tissue
Having thin fibers in body tissue
Made of many small threads that make it strong and flexible
A surface that has many thin hairs or threads
How Threadlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Filamented comes from the Latin word filum, which means 'thread', and it is the same idea behind the word filament ('a thin thread'). So, something filamented is made of very thin, thread-like parts.