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filamentary

American  
[fil-uh-men-tuh-ree] / ˌfɪl əˈmɛn tə ri /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of a filament.


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Etymology

Origin of filamentary

First recorded in 1835–45; filament + -ary

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However, today's leading neuromorphic systems, often based on oxide materials and filamentary switching, still function like carefully engineered machines that imitate learning rather than materials that naturally contain it.

From Science Daily Jan. 3, 2026

Although these structures are lighter than the molecular clouds with filamentary structures, they are still quite similar in other crucial aspects.

From Salon Feb. 22, 2025

That’s one of the plans that we have to test this idea of the stretching and elongation and alignment of these filamentary structures.

From Scientific American Jun. 22, 2023

Clusters and superclusters are found in filamentary structures that are huge but fill only a small fraction of space.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

The florets of the disk are chocolate colour, whence issue twirled filamentary forms, which impart to the centre of flower the appearance of being netted with a golden thread.

From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John

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