filament
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His winning edge was the carbonized bamboo filament he pioneered shortly after his initial 1879 breakthrough, providing the longevity needed to turn a novelty into a utility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
As people have begun to print more and more whistles, they’ve also tacked on their own unique touches to the designs: messages of protest, information about immigrants’ rights hotlines, special filament colors.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2026
"Baird would have used ordinary filament lamps, no micro controllers, very basic photodiodes, nowhere near what we've got now," Toms said.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
Soon after, the dark filament detached on one side and shot outward, unrolling violently as it moved.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026
Retrace the filament and you go back to the cocoon’s beginning in a tiny knot, a first tentative loop.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing filament
"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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