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Synonyms for filament

7 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

strand fibril thread cirrus tendril filum

All synonyms

Noun

1. Strand

Other

fiber US, fibre UK, tendril, thread, cirrus, filum

Definitions

n. 1
A fine thread or wire.

Related words

Word family: filamental filamentary filamentous filamentlike
Phrases: galaxy filament filament of galaxies filament tape

Forms

Plural: filaments → strands, fibrils, fibers, tendrils…

Example sentences

strand How can you tell which strand is 5' to 3' on DNA?
thread Which would be better, red thread or white thread?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
filament		falling
strand		rising
fibril		steady
thread		rising
cirrus		falling
tendril		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: fiber², fibre², filum
6 letters: thread¹, strand¹, cirrus², fibril
7 letters: tendril

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fiber² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: filament
Italiano: filamento
Español: filamento