filar

[ fahy-ler ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a thread or threads.
2. having threads or the like.

filar

/ ˈfaɪlə /

adjective

1. of thread
2. (of an optical instrument) having fine threads across the eyepiece forming a reticle or set of cross wires

Other Words From

• inter·filar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of filar¹

1870–75; < Latin fīl ( um ) a thread + -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of filar¹

C19: from Latin fīlum thread

Example Sentences

Place the filar micrometer and the stage micrometer in their respective positions.

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(c) By means of the Filar Micrometer (Ramsden's micrometer eyepiece).

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Transit Instrument, with reversing arrangement, illumination with oil or electric lamp, Filar micrometer with two eye pieces.

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In the filar micrometer two spider lines are parallel, and one intersects them at right angles.

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It can be used to measure the angular distance between objects too far apart for the filar micrometer.

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