filament
/ˈfɪləmənt/
noun
- A very thin thread or fiber, especially one found in plants, animals, or machines.
- The spider's web was made of strong, sticky filaments.
- The plant's leaves have tiny filaments that help it absorb water.
- Inside a light bulb, a thin metal filament glows to produce light.
- The thin wire inside a light bulb that heats up and produces light when electricity passes through it.
- LED bulbs don't use a fragile filament like old incandescent bulbs do.
- When the filament in the lamp broke, the room went dark.
- He replaced the broken filament in the vintage flashlight.
- A long, thin strand of material used in 3D printing.
- Different types of filament create different textures in printed objects.
- The 3D printer ran out of blue filament halfway through the project.
- She loaded a spool of flexible filament to print a phone case.