adj
Meaning 1
Thin and elongated; wirelike.
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Standard Lemma guide
filamentous
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adj
Meaning 2
Having the form of threads or filaments.
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adj
Meaning 3
Having filaments; filamented; fimbriate.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwhiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English filamentous From filament + -ous.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: vláknitý — having the form of filaments
- French: filamenteux — having the form of filaments
- Latin: filamentosus — having the form of filaments
- Polish: włókienkowy — having the form of filaments
- Polish: nitkowaty — having the form of filaments
- Romanian: filamentos — having the form of filaments
- Spanish: filamentoso — having the form of filaments