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View synonyms for filamentous

filamentous

[ fil-uh-men-tuhs ]

adjective

  1. composed of or containing filaments.
  2. pertaining to or resembling a filament.
  3. bearing filaments.


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Other Words From

  • inter·fila·mentous adjective
  • nonfil·a·mentous adjective
  • unfil·a·mentous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of filamentous1

First recorded in 1665–75; filament + -ous
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Example Sentences

The plumes in question consist of long filamentous feathers that grow from the neck of the egret and also from its breast.

Ligniform asbestos, or mountain-wood, is a variety presenting an irregular filamentous structure, like wood.

Mycelioid: A filamentous colony, with the radiate character of a mould (Fig. 141, c).

Filamentous: An irregular mass of loosely woven filaments (Fig. 142, a).

Refraction Strong: Outline and surface of relief strongly defined; dense, not filamentous colonies.

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