Filament
a slender threadlike object or fiber, especially one found in animal or plant structures. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Filament could mean:
In physics and electrical engineering:
- Electrical filament
- Current filament
- Filament propagation, diffractionless propagation of a light beam
In astronomy:
- Galaxy filament
- Solar filament, a structure in a solar corona
- Birkeland current
In biology:
- Protein filament
- Filamentation, a long chain of cells
- Part of a stamen, the male part of a flower
- Hypha, in fungi and Actinobacteria
Other uses:
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