bifilar

American  

[bahy-fahy-ler] / baɪˈfaɪ lər /

adjective

1. furnished or fitted with two filaments or threads.

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bifilar British  

/ baɪˈfaɪlə /

adjective

1. having two parallel threads, as in the suspension of certain measuring instruments

2. of or relating to a resistor in which the wire is wound in a loop around a coil, the two leads being parallel, to reduce the inductance

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Other Word Forms

• bifilarly adverb

Etymology

Origin of bifilar

1830–40; bi- ¹ + Latin fīl ( um ) ( file ¹ ) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

The bifilar suspension was abandoned, and instead a new form of adjustable magnetic control was adopted.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

I must begin by describing the bifilar electrometer, in order to explain the apparatus which I have named as above, "Apparechio a conduttore mobile."

From The Eruption of Vesuvius in 1872 by Palmieri, Luigi

The suspension was also varied, sometimes consisting of a single wire, sometimes being bifilar.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

But it ought to be remembered that a Dolezalek electrometer, with some hundred or more times the sensibility of the bifilar instrument, was only made possible by its predecessor.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

TwoÏthreaded; involving the use of two threads; as, bifilar suspension; a bifilar balance.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah