having the form of a thread or filament
Origin of filiform
from Classical Latin filum, a thread (see file) + -formfiliform
fil·i·formWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Filiform." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/filiform.
APA Style
Filiform. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/filiform
filiform
adjective
Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament.
Origin of filiform
Latin fīlum thread ; see gwhī- in Indo-European roots. -formTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Filiform." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/filiform.
APA Style
Filiform. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/filiform
Adjective
(comparative more filiform, superlative most filiform)
- Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
- Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
- Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Filiform." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/filiform.
APA Style
Filiform. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/filiform
filiform - Medical Definition
adj.
Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Medicine © 2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Filiform." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/filiform.
APA Style
Filiform. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/filiform
