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Definition: Filiform |
FiliformAdjective1. Thin in diameter; resembling a thread. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Filiform \Fil"i*form\, adjective. [Latin expression filum thread -form: compare to the French expression filiforme.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Filiform" is a common misspelling or typo for: flavor, floor, misinform. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Mining | Having the shape of a thread or filament; e.g., native silver.Syn:wiry. (references) |
Science | Very narrow in section. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: FiliformSynonyms: filamentlike (adj), filamentous (adj), threadlike (adj), thready (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Filament | Adjective: filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform; fibrous, fibrillous; thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy; capillary, capilliform; funicular, wire-drawn; |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Filiform |
| English words defined with "filiform": Cnidocil ♦ Leptothrix ♦ Sarment, Sarmentose, Spurry ♦ Thread-shaped. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "filiform": Acanthopodina ♦ Eumycetozoea ♦ Filarioidea ♦ Glossitis, Benign Migratory ♦ Hair Eels ♦ Lobosea ♦ Sperm Tail. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Filiform" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Romanian (filiform, thread-like). |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
filiform wart | 19 |
filiform papillae | 3 |
corrosion filiform | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "filiform"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | خيطاني. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 丝状. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | filiform (filamentous), traadformet (filamentous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | filiform (filamentous), filamenteus (filamentous), draadvormig (filamentous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | filiformis, rihmamainen, rihmainen (filamentous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | filiforme (filamentous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | filiformis (filamentous), filiform (filamentous), fadenförmig, fadenartig (filamentous), dünn (fine, finely, flimsy, gaunt, lank, lean, rare, rarefied, skinny, sparse, sparsely, spindly, tabular, tenuous, tenuously, thin, thinly, thinn, watery, weak). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συνιστάμενος εκ νημάτων (filamentous), νηματοειδής (filamentous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | fonalszerű, fonalas (beam, filose). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | filiforme (filamentous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iliformfay filiforme (filamentous, filigree, threadlike, thready), obstruir (beset, block, blockade, clog, dam, estoppel, foul, Jamaica, let, obstruct, occlude, shut). (various references) filiform (thread-like). (various references) нитевидный (fibriform, threadlike, thready). (various references) filiforme (filamentous). (various references) trådformig (filamentous). (various references) ซึ่งเป็นเส้นใย. (various references) капілярний (capillary), нитковидний. (various references) hình chỉ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | filiformis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "filiform" (pronounced 'Fil"i*form'): Acetabuliform, Aciculiform, Aciform, Acinaciform, Acinetiform, Aciniform, Actiniform, Aculeiform, Adeniform, Adipoceriform, Aeriform, Aliform, Aluminiform, Alveoliform, Ambulacriform, Amentiform, Amianthiform, Ampulliform, Anguiform, Anguilliform, Antenniform, Antheriform, Aquiform, Araneiform, Arboriform, Arciform, Asbestiform, Ascidiform, Aspergilliform, Auriform, Bacciform, Bacilliform, Basaltiform, Biform, Boniform, Botuliform, Boviform, Bromoform, Bursiform, Calceiform, Calciform, Calyciform, Calyptriform, Campaniform, Campaniliform, Cancriform, Capilliform, Capriform, Cauliform, Cerebriform. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-f-i-i-l-m-o-r" | |
-4 letters: film, filo, firm, foil, form, from, limo, liri, miff, milo, miri, moil, riff, roil, rolf. | |
-5 letters: fil, fir, for, fro, iff, mil, mir, mol, mor, off, oil, rif, rim, rom. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-f-i-i-l-m-o-r" | |
+5 letters: foraminiferal. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 69 6C 69 66 6F 72 6D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .. .-.. .. ..-. --- .-. -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01101001 01101100 01101001 01100110 01101111 01110010 01101101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F i l i f o r m |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0069 006C 0069 0066 006F 0072 006D |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4075787572818479 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Translations: Ancient 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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