filament
🇺🇸
/ˈfɪləmənt/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɪləmənt/
noun
R
A very thin wire in a light bulb that glows when electricity goes through it.
When I turned on the lamp, the filament inside the bulb started to glow brightly.
R
A long, thin piece of material that looks like a thread.
She noticed a tiny filament of spider silk stretching across the window.
translation
A very thin wire in a light bulb that glows when electricity goes through it.; A long, thin piece of material that looks like a thread.
Word Forms
Plural
filaments