filament

  1. Noun.  A fine thread or wire.
  2. Noun.  Such a wire, heated to glowing, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
  3. Noun.  (botany) The stalk of a stamen in a flower, supporting the anther.
  4. Noun.  (textiles) A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.

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