unifilar

9.9

Having only one thin wire in electrical devices

adjective
/ˌjuːnɪˈfaɪlər/

Specialized

: unifilar

The unifilar wire was used in the experiment to measure electrical resistance accurately.

Examples

This unifilar cable is ideal for low-voltage applications.
He chose a unifilar arrangement for the transformer design.
A unifilar coil can simplify circuit analysis in certain cases.
The unifilar design simplifies the wiring process.
A unifilar coil can simplify circuit analysis in certain cases.
The unifilar wire was used in the experiment to measure electrical resistance accurately.
This unifilar cable is ideal for low-voltage applications.

Synonyms

single-stranded

vsunifilar

Specialized

1 5.5

Has only one long chain of atoms instead of two chains joined together

applies to general single filament items rather than only molecules

unstranded

vsunifilar

Specialized

7.8

Having only one long thin piece of material that carries genes, like RNA, not two

has the same one filament meaning especially in electrical contexts

monofilament

vsunifilar

Specialized

7.2

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

focuses more on electrical filament use than material threads

Antonyms

bifilar

Specialized

9.9

With two thin wires that work together in electric devices

How Filamentous

filamentous

1 8.2

multifilament

6.5

bifilar

Specialized

9.9

unifilar

Specialized

9.9

Surface Forms

unifilar positive

Morphology

unifilar = filament (semi-transparent) = uni + filar

Formed by the combining prefix 'uni-' (one) plus a stem related to 'filament'; the formation is regular but technical and the stem appears as 'filar' rather than the common word 'filament', so it may be unclear to general learners.

Etymology

Unifilar comes from the Latin parts uni- 'one' and filum 'thread', the same root you see in filament. So a unifilar wire or device uses just 'one thread' or one wire, which is why the word means having only one filament.