filum

[ fahy-luhm ]

/ ˈfaɪ ləm /

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noun, plural fi·la

[fahy-luh]. /ˈfaɪ lə/.

a threadlike structure; filament.

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Origin of filum

1855–60; <Latin: a thread, filament, fiber

Words nearby filum

filthy, filthy lucre, filtrable, filtrate, filtration, filum, fimble, fimbria, fimbriate, fimbriation, fimbrillate

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How to use filum in a sentence

Cui filum sericum circumligatum, et sigillum cancellari impressum erat.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Of this division there seems to be only one small fragment, the Filum Labyrinthi, consisting of but two or three pages.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Quidam commendant tanquam specificum, ad Anginam filum purpureum cum quo strangulata fuit vipera, si collo circumdetur.
The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604))|John G. Bourke
This thread, the filum labyrinthi, is the new method of induction.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

Suppose you were to put a groin out here, would not the filum fluminis be cast abruptly off across the channel?
Records of a Family of Engineers|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for filum

filum

/ (ˈfaɪləm) /

noun plural -la (-lə)

anatomy any threadlike structure or part

Word Origin for filum

Latin: thread, cord, fibre

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