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filaments

noun

plural of filament

as in fibers

a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair the cable was made up of fine filaments twisted together

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Recent Examples of filaments Experiments and simulations tell the same story Inside a narrow channel, the active filaments had little opportunity to turn sideways. — K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 The top glass also slides backward, allowing the heat from the chamber to vent out the top of the machine for softer filaments like PLA and TPU. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026 Inspired by spider silk, AMSilk uses fermentation to create silk proteins that are then turned into filaments. — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026 These are structures that branch repeatedly into finer and finer filaments, ending in a tuft-like crown of nanofibers. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 Out in the wild, turbulent air swirls these plumes into a chaotic, broken landscape—dense chemical filaments laced through long stretches of clean air. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026 When supplied with nutrients, the fabric sprouts a layer of fuzzy fungal filaments across its surface, effectively renewing itself. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 However, the connection between these filaments and supermassive black holes has been elusive, meaning this mechanism has resisted confirmation. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 July 2026 Each is created through a proprietary layering process in which hundreds of ultra-thin filaments are arranged at alternating angles, then fused under heat and pressure to form a composite of exceptional rigidity. — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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The fibers help stop cracks from moving freely through the material.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Recycled fibers must compete against cheaper virgin materials.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

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But Allen has also used his talent to explore the timeless connective cultural threads of Black American history.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 29 Aug. 2026
On top of this, season 2 jumps around in time quite a bit, further putting a strain on your ability to follow narrative threads.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2026

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