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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

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

In this experiment, the laser produces a thin, concentrated channel of plasma known as a plasma filament.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

It hummed in harmony with every tiny filament of matter.

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


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