filamentlike

Examples

• All

• The filamentlike strands of hair floated in the water.

• The spider produced a filamentlike silk to build its web.

• Researchers observed filamentlike structures in the tissue sample.

• The spider spun a filamentlike web in the corner of the room.

• Under the microscope, the algae appeared filamentlike and stretched across the slide.

• Researchers observed filamentlike structures in the tissue sample.

• The filamentlike strands of hair floated in the water.

Synonyms

T

thready

vsfilamentlike

11 7.9

Being thin and like a small string

focuses on simple thin appearance rather than forming actual strands

F

filamentous

vsfilamentlike

1 8.2

Thin and long like a thread or hair

is the same thin strand appearance rather than a different structure

T

threadlike

vsfilamentlike

1 4.2

Very thin and long like a single hair

is the term using a different root word for the same thin strand idea

F

filamentary

vsfilamentlike

1 7.9

Thin and like a thread

is used mainly for outer look rather than internal composition

H

hairlike

vsfilamentlike

1 4.3

Very thin and like a strand of hair

is similar but more generally thin, not always extremely slender

F

filiform

vsfilamentlike

• Specialized

1 9.9

A very thin shape like a thread

is more about general thin form rather than strict diameter emphasis

F

fibrillar

vsfilamentlike

• Specialized

1 7.7

Having many tiny threads in body tissue

describes a single slender form rather than a bundle of fibers

F

fibrillary

vsfilamentlike

• Specialized

1 9.0

Having thin fibers in body tissue

is focused on one thin strand look rather than fiber-like groups

F

filariform

vsfilamentlike

• Specialized

9.9

Shaped like a thin thread in parts of living things

is general for many fields, not limited to biological use

How Threadlike

filamentous

1 8.2

filamentlike

7.5

threadlike

1 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology