filaments
Thin conducting wires
Filaments are thin threads or fibers.
The word applies to the glowing wire inside an incandescent light bulb, the fine strands of a spider's web, or threadlike structures in biology—the stalk supporting a flower's anther, or protein fibers in muscle tissue.
In astronomy, filaments are elongated structures of gas in the sun's atmosphere or vast chains of galaxies stretching across space.
Glowing from heat
- tungstenElement seventy-four
- bulbRounded storage organ
- EdisonProlific American inventor
- glowSteady, soft light
lamp · halogen · coil · heating · element · vacuum · glass · socket
Fungal filament network
- hyphaeFungal filamentous structures
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- flagellaWhiplike locomotion appendages
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
pseudopod · axon · dendrite · rootlet · rhizoid · stamen · anther · pistil
Plant-based digestive aid
- threadFiber for stitching
- strandThin fiber piece
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- silkFine woven insect fiber
nylon · polyester · rayon · spandex · kevlar · cotton · wool · linen
Filmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- tenuousLacking solid foundation
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
feathery · cobwebby · finespun · hairlike · threadlike · slender · fine · fragile
Electrified matter state
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- sunspotDark stellar surface region
- chromosphereStellar atmospheric zone
- photosphereStar's light-emitting surface
spicule · prominence · magnetic · heliosphere · solar · flare · eruption · loop
Gravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
- superclusterLargest gravitationally bound structures
- voidWithout legal effect
Moth larva yielding fiber
Anti-lock braking system
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- extrusionPushing through a die
- spoolCylinder for winding material
- diameterDistance across through center
3D printing · thermoplastic · feed · layer · extruder · retraction
incandescent
Glowing from heat
glow · lamp · halogen · coil · heating · element · vacuum · glass · socket · wattage
mycelium
Fungal filament network
- hyphaeFungal filamentous structures
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- flagellaWhiplike locomotion appendages
cilia · pseudopod · axon · dendrite · rootlet · rhizoid · stamen · anther · pistil · algae
fiber
Plant-based digestive aid
silk · nylon · polyester · rayon · spandex · kevlar · cotton · wool · linen · hemp
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
diaphanous · feathery · cobwebby · finespun · hairlike · threadlike · slender · fine · fragile · gauzy
plasma
Electrified matter state
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- sunspotDark stellar surface region
- chromosphereStellar atmospheric zone
photosphere · spicule · prominence · magnetic · heliosphere · solar · flare · eruption · loop
galaxy
Gravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- dark matterLightless cosmic mass
- superclusterLargest gravitationally bound structures
void · intergalactic · hydrogen · web · gravitational
silkworm
Moth larva yielding fiber
spinneret · raw silk · degumming · chrysalis · larva · moth · bivoltine
ABS
Anti-lock braking system
diameter · 3D printing · thermoplastic · feed · layer · extruder · retraction
- sunsol, solar, sunlight, sunspots, sunshine
- feathersfeather, feathers, plume, down feathers, quill
- cosmic matterstars, galaxies, dark matter, planets, cosmic dust
- solar physicssunspots, solar flares, corona, photosphere, chromosphere
- interstellar mattercosmic dust, gas clouds, nebulae, nebula, hydrogen gas
- Solar Coronastreamers, prominences, plumes