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Filament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filament may refer to: • Electrical filament • Current filament • Filament propagation, diffractionless propagation of a light beam • Hot cathode, a filament in a vacuum tube that emits electrons • G...
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Protein filament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In biology, a filament is a long chain of protein subunits, such as those found in hair, muscle, or in flagella. They are often bundled together for strength and rigidity. Some cellular examples inc...
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Incandescent light bulb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Definition of filament in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of filament. Pronunciation of filament. Translations of filament. filament synonyms, filament antonyms. Information about filament in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... filament - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber...
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The light was composed of a glass bulb which surrounded a carbon wire filament, generally made of bamboo, paper or thread. When the filament was burned inside of the bulb (which contained almost no air), it became so hot that it actually glowed.
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