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Noun filament has 4 senses

fibril, filament, strand - a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
--₁ is a kind of fiber, fibre
--₁ has particulars:
barb; cobweb, gossamer; chromatid; myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle; rhizoid; hypha; paraphysis
filament - the stalk of a stamen
--₂ is a kind of stalk, stem
filament, filum - a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells
--₃ is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
--₃ has particulars: hair, pilus
filament - a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
--₄ is a kind of wire, conducting wire
--₄ is a part of
light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb