🧵 Made of many threads 🧵 A strong thread

multifilament

1 6.5

Made from many thin threads, like some strings or cables

adjective
/ˌmʌltɪˈfɪləmənt/

: multifilamento

The tennis racket was strung with multifilament strings for better comfort and power.

Examples

Doctors often use multifilament sutures because they are flexible and easy to handle.
The multifilament fishing line is more durable than single-strand lines.
A multifilament cable is less likely to break than a single-strand wire.
I prefer multifilament ropes for climbing because they provide better grip.
The tennis racket was strung with multifilament strings for better comfort and power.
Doctors often use multifilament sutures because they are flexible and easy to handle.
I prefer multifilament ropes for climbing because they provide better grip.

Synonyms

fibrillar

vsmultifilament

Specialized

1 7.7

Having many tiny threads in body tissue

focuses on being made from many small threads rather than biological resemblance

filamented

vsmultifilament

1 7.7

Made of thin threads like hair

emphasizes being made from many small threads rather than just having them

Antonyms

monofilament

Specialized

1 7.2

Made from a single thin continuous strand, like a fishing line

How Many Filaments

multifilament

1 6.5

three-ply

1 3.9

two-ply

3 3.1

monofilament

Specialized

1 7.2

Surface Forms

multifilament positive

Morphology

multifilament = filament (transparent) = multi + filament

The meaning is directly compositional: 'multi-' means many and 'filament' refers to thin threads.

Etymology

Multifilament comes from multi- meaning 'many' and filament meaning 'a thin thread'. So multifilament describes something made of many small threads, which is why it is used for racket strings, sutures, and cables.