[ 'fɪləm(ə)nt ]
■ noun
1》 a slender thread-like object or fibre, especially one found in animal or plant structures.
2》 a metal wire in an electric light bulb, made incandescent by an electric current.
3》 Botany the slender part of a stamen that supports the anther.
Derivatives
~ary adjective
~ed adjective
~ous adjective
Origin
C16: from Fr., or from mod. L. ~um , from late L. filare 'to spin'.