adj
Meaning 1
Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
filiform
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adj
Meaning 2
Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: filamentous, filamentlike, threadlike, thready
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Latin filum (“filament”), + -iform.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: jouhimainen — resembling thread
- Polish: nitkowaty — resembling thread
- Portuguese: filiforme — resembling thread