A hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms.

Roget 205: filament, line; fiber, fibril; funicle^†, vein; hair, capillament^†, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili; tendril, gossamer; hair stroke; veinlet^†, venula^†, venule^†.    wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute.    strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving.    beard etc. (roughness) 256; ramification; strand.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: wimper
Pools: rzęska

Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.

synoniemen: eyelash, lash.

Nederlands: wimpers, ooghaar, oogwimper, pinkhaar, wimper
Pools: rzęsa