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filament,
in astronomy: see
chromosphere
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The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 2004.
Licensed from Columbia University Press
Filament
Filament
may refer to:
In physics and electrical engineering
Electrical filament
Current filament
Filament propagation
, diffractionless propagation of a light beam
Hot cathode
, a filament in a vacuum tube that emits electrons
In astronomy
Galaxy filament
Solar filament
, a structure in a solar corona
Birkeland current
In biology
Protein filament
Filamentation
, a long chain of cells
Part of a
stamen
, the male part of a flower
Hypha
, in
fungi
and
Actinobacteria
In music
Filament (band)
, collaborative project between
Otomo Yoshihide
and
Sachiko M
.
Other uses
Fiber
or
yarn
Filament (textiles)
, clusters or locks of wool fibers
2002 movie by
Jinsei Tsuji
See also
Monofilament
filament(plant)
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