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filament, in astronomy: see chromosphere chromosphere (krō`məsfēr') [Gr. ..... Click the link for more information. . filament 1. the thin wire, usually tungsten, inside a light bulb that emits light when heated to incandescence by an electric current 2. Electronics a high-resistance wire or ribbon, forming the cathode in some valves 3. a single strand of a natural or synthetic fibre; fibril 4. Botany a. the stalk of a stamen b. any of the long slender chains of cells into which some algae and fungi are divided 5. Ornithol the barb of a down feather 6. Anatomy any slender structure or part, such as the tail of a spermatozoon; filum 7. Astronomy a. a long structure of relatively cool material in the solar corona b. a long large-scale cluster of galaxies How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Not a filament, not a ribbon, however thin they might be, but kept as straight as a rod of iron. Filament by filament, these secret and undreamable bonds were being established. Meanwhile Katharine and Rodney drew further ahead, and Denham kept, if that is the right expression for an involuntary action, one filament of his mind upon them, while with the rest of his intelligence he sought to understand what Sandys was saying. |
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