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filament

[fil-uh-muhnt] / ˈfɪl ə mənt /
NOUN
thin strand
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The polymer filament is sold in spools that feed into 3-D printers, allowing the devices to form designs created by their owners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

“Unlike ghost guns assembled from commercially sold unfinished parts, 3D printed ghost guns can be produced from plastic filament using consumer-grade equipment,” the suit said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

When a radio frequency generator sends a signal into the capacitor, the resulting electromagnetic field interacts with the plasma filament.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

That interaction causes the filament to transmit radio waves at the supplied frequency.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Even now, she could feel the magic pulsing under her skin, each filament insinuating itself between cells, through tissues, filling up her bones.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill


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