filament

Roget-categorie 205

2. Words relating to space
› 2.2. Dimensions
›› 2.2.2. Linear dimensions

#205. Filament

zelfstandig naamwoord

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.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

filamentous, filamentiferous^†, filaceous^†, filiform^† — fibrous, fibrillous^† — thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy — capillary, capilliform^† — funicular, wire-drawn — anguilliform^† — flagelliform^† — hairy etc. (rough) 256 — taeniate^†, taeniform^†, taenioid^† — venose^†, venous.

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