Filament
noun
A thin strand of something, often referring to a piece of a plant, thread or wire.
He carefully plucked at the thin filament of copper wire.
Often appears as...
- filament of thread
- filament of wire
noun
A part of a light bulb that glows when electricity passes through it.
The filament in the light bulb has burned out, we need to replace it.
Often appears as...
- light bulb filament
- burnt filament
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Technical
noun
A long chain of proteins, such as those found in hair or muscle fiber.
Microfilaments are the smallest of the three types of protein filaments in the cytoskeleton of a eukaryotic cell.
Often appears as...
- protein filament
- microfilaments
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Academic
noun
A thin strand of something, often referring to a piece of a plant, thread or wire.
He carefully plucked at the thin filament of copper wire.
Often appears as...
- filament of thread
- filament of wire
noun
A part of a light bulb that glows when electricity passes through it.
The filament in the light bulb has burned out, we need to replace it.
Often appears as...
- light bulb filament
- burnt filament
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Technical
noun
A long chain of proteins, such as those found in hair or muscle fiber.
Microfilaments are the smallest of the three types of protein filaments in the cytoskeleton of a eukaryotic cell.
Often appears as...
- protein filament
- microfilaments
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Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Material Thinness
Filament usually describes something very thin and often delicate.
The spider's web was made of fine filaments.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Flexibility
Filaments are flexible and can easily bend without breaking.
She wrapped the filament of thread around her finger.
Pro Tip 3/3Connection Implication
Using 'filament' may imply connecting elements or spanning spaces.
Bridges are designed with strong steel filaments.
Pro Tip 1/3Material Thinness
Filament usually describes something very thin and often delicate.
The spider's web was made of fine filaments.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Flexibility
Filaments are flexible and can easily bend without breaking.
She wrapped the filament of thread around her finger.
Pro Tip 3/3Connection Implication
Using 'filament' may imply connecting elements or spanning spaces.
Bridges are designed with strong steel filaments.
Pro Tip 1/3Material Thinness
Filament usually describes something very thin and often delicate.
The spider's web was made of fine filaments.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Flexibility
Filaments are flexible and can easily bend without breaking.
She wrapped the filament of thread around her finger.
Pro Tip 3/3Connection Implication
Using 'filament' may imply connecting elements or spanning spaces.
Bridges are designed with strong steel filaments.
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Making the impossible...
of figure out how it would work and how it would fit and I was nervous because I'm like I've never done this before home I got it you know there's a thing in carpentry you measure measure twice cut once I'm measuring seven times in cutting ones and we go through this process and literally everything that could go wrong did the you guys know how 3d printing works the filament was
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How tall can a tree...
This pull is aided by a fundamental property of water called capillary action. In narrow tubes, the attraction between water molecules and the adhesive forces between the water and its environment can beat out gravity. This capillary motion is in full effect in xylem filaments thinner than human hair.
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Is it possible to create...
But that's far from empty. There's still plenty of matter bouncing around. Manufacturers rely on more thorough, sealed vacuums for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading.
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Why do we have hair in...
filaments of the protein keratin that grow out of organs known as follicles, which go through cycles of growth and shedding. Across mammalian species, hairs have been modified for numerous purposes, ranging from the soft fluff covering rabbits to the rigid quills protecting porcupines.
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Meet the Vampire Squid PIPE...
in the ocean where the light is very dim we took these pictures from a deep diving robotic submarine and you can see the reflection of our lights in that beautiful blue eye the vampire squid has eight long arms and a long curly strand that serves as a sensory filament it has
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String theory - Brian...
idea of string theory deep inside any of these particles there is something else there's something else is this dancing filament of energy it looks like a vibrating string that's where the idea of string theory comes from and just like the vibrating strings that you just
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Can plants talk to each...
Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, which colonize the plants' roots and help them absorb water and nutrients. These fungal filaments form extensive networks that can connect separate plants, creating an underground super highway for chemical messages.
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Making sense of string...
Here is the new idea of string theory. Deep inside any of these particles, there is something else. This something else is this dancing filament of energy. It looks like a vibrating string -- that's where the idea, string theory comes from.
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Particles and waves: The...
like the filament in a light bulb, but to do it, he needed a desperate he said the object was made up of oscillators that could only emit light in discrete chunks, units of energy that depend on the frequency of the light.
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Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
as soon as nephila has finished hanging up her latest catch archerodes starts trying to discover its precise position by pulling the web filaments nephilim has returned to finish her
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Making the impossible...
of figure out how it would work and how it would fit and I was nervous because I'm like I've never done this before home I got it you know there's a thing in carpentry you measure measure twice cut once I'm measuring seven times in cutting ones and we go through this process and literally everything that could go wrong did the you guys know how 3d printing works the filament was
Video examples
How tall can a tree...
This pull is aided by a fundamental property of water called capillary action. In narrow tubes, the attraction between water molecules and the adhesive forces between the water and its environment can beat out gravity. This capillary motion is in full effect in xylem filaments thinner than human hair.
Video examples
Is it possible to create...
But that's far from empty. There's still plenty of matter bouncing around. Manufacturers rely on more thorough, sealed vacuums for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading.
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Why do we have hair in...
filaments of the protein keratin that grow out of organs known as follicles, which go through cycles of growth and shedding. Across mammalian species, hairs have been modified for numerous purposes, ranging from the soft fluff covering rabbits to the rigid quills protecting porcupines.
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Meet the Vampire Squid PIPE...
in the ocean where the light is very dim we took these pictures from a deep diving robotic submarine and you can see the reflection of our lights in that beautiful blue eye the vampire squid has eight long arms and a long curly strand that serves as a sensory filament it has
Video examples
String theory - Brian...
idea of string theory deep inside any of these particles there is something else there's something else is this dancing filament of energy it looks like a vibrating string that's where the idea of string theory comes from and just like the vibrating strings that you just
Video examples
Can plants talk to each...
Most plants have a symbiotic relationship with fungi, which colonize the plants' roots and help them absorb water and nutrients. These fungal filaments form extensive networks that can connect separate plants, creating an underground super highway for chemical messages.
Video examples
Making sense of string...
Here is the new idea of string theory. Deep inside any of these particles, there is something else. This something else is this dancing filament of energy. It looks like a vibrating string -- that's where the idea, string theory comes from.
Video examples
Particles and waves: The...
like the filament in a light bulb, but to do it, he needed a desperate he said the object was made up of oscillators that could only emit light in discrete chunks, units of energy that depend on the frequency of the light.
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Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
as soon as nephila has finished hanging up her latest catch archerodes starts trying to discover its precise position by pulling the web filaments nephilim has returned to finish her
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David Lee
American Physicist
My first project was to build an ionization gauge control circuit for Professor Edgar Everhart's Cockcroft-Walton accelerator. In those days, vacuum tubes were the active components in electronic circuits. I can still recall the warm orange glow of the vacuum tube filaments and the cool blue glow of the thyratron tubes.
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Alex Shoumatoff
American Writer
Even as global warming increases the frequency of El Nino and the Atlantic event, their effects are being amplified by the annual loss of an area of rain forest the size of New Jersey. Less rain falls, and the water runs into the rivers instead of being sucked up by the fungus filaments and tree roots.
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Brian Greene
American Physicist
The central idea of string theory is quite straightforward. If you examine any piece of matter ever more finely, at first you'll find molecules, atoms, sub-atomic particles. Probe the smaller particles, you'll find something else, a tiny vibrating filament of energy, a little tiny vibrating string.
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David Lee
American Physicist
My first project was to build an ionization gauge control circuit for Professor Edgar Everhart's Cockcroft-Walton accelerator. In those days, vacuum tubes were the active components in electronic circuits. I can still recall the warm orange glow of the vacuum tube filaments and the cool blue glow of the thyratron tubes.
Quote examples
Alex Shoumatoff
American Writer
Even as global warming increases the frequency of El Nino and the Atlantic event, their effects are being amplified by the annual loss of an area of rain forest the size of New Jersey. Less rain falls, and the water runs into the rivers instead of being sucked up by the fungus filaments and tree roots.
Quote examples
Brian Greene
American Physicist
The central idea of string theory is quite straightforward. If you examine any piece of matter ever more finely, at first you'll find molecules, atoms, sub-atomic particles. Probe the smaller particles, you'll find something else, a tiny vibrating filament of energy, a little tiny vibrating string.
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