Filum — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪləm/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪləm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪləm/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɪləm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

filament

Word Forms

filar

adjective

related to or having filaments (especially across a field of view as in the eyepiece of a telescope)

Around the World

Europe

🇮🇹Italian

film

una struttura filiforme (come una serie di cellule a catena)

🇵🇹Portuguese

filme

uma estrutura semelhante a um fio (como uma série de células em forma de cadeia)

🇷🇺Russian

нить

нитевидная структура (в виде цепочечного ряда клеток)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़िलम

एक धागे जैसी संरचना (कोशिकाओं की श्रृंखला जैसी श्रृंखला के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

ফিলাম

একটি থ্রেডের মতো কাঠামো (কোষের একটি শৃঙ্খলের মতো সিরিজ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

படலம்

ஒரு நூல் போன்ற அமைப்பு (சென்களின் சங்கிலி போன்ற தொடராக)

🇮🇳Telugu

పొర

థ్రెడ్ లాంటి నిర్మాణం (గొలుసులాంటి కణాల శ్రేణిగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

फिलम

धाग्यासारखी रचना (पेशींच्या साखळीसारखी मालिका म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફિલમ

થ્રેડ જેવું માળખું (કોષોની સાંકળ જેવી શ્રેણી તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಿಲಂ

ಒಂದು ದಾರದಂತಹ ರಚನೆ (ಕೋಶಗಳ ಸರಣಿಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫിലം

ഒരു ത്രെഡ് പോലെയുള്ള ഘടന (സെല്ലുകളുടെ ഒരു ചങ്ങല പോലുള്ള ശ്രേണിയായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਾਈਲਮ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਗੇ ਵਰਗੀ ਬਣਤਰ (ਸੈੱਲਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਲੜੀ ਵਰਗੀ ਲੜੀ ਵਜੋਂ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丝

线状结构（作为一系列链状细胞）

🇯🇵Japanese

糸

糸状の構造（鎖状の一連の細胞として）

🇰🇷Korean

종사

실 모양의 구조(사슬 모양의 일련의 세포)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sợi chỉ

một cấu trúc dạng sợi (như một chuỗi các tế bào giống như chuỗi)

🇹🇭Thai

ฟิลัม

โครงสร้างคล้ายเกลียว (เป็นกลุ่มเซลล์ที่มีลักษณะคล้ายโซ่)

🇮🇩Indonesian

film

struktur seperti benang (sebagai rangkaian sel seperti rantai)

🇵🇭Filipino

pelikula

isang parang sinulid na istraktura (bilang isang parang chain na serye ng mga cell)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فيلم

بنية خيطية (على شكل سلسلة من الخلايا)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פילום

מבנה דמוי חוט (כסדרה דמוית שרשרת של תאים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'filum'?

The primary meaning of 'filum' is 'a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)'.

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Using 'filum' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'filum' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'filum' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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