Synonyms & related words for filament

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Words related to filament

Explore words related to filament — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include filum, fibril, filamentary, capillaceous, filamentous, strand, monofilament, fibrilla. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does filament come from?

The word filament breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fil-, from Latin filum (“thread”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.