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In physics and electrical engineering

• Electrical filament
• Current filament
• Filament propagation, diffractionless propagation of a light beam
• Hot cathode, a filament in a vacuum tube that emits electrons

An electrical filament is a thread of metal, usually tungsten, which is used to convert electricity into light in incandescent light bulbs (as developed in 1878 by Joseph Wilson Swan, among others), and into heat in vacuum tube devices. ... A current filament is an inhomogeneity in the current density distribution lateral to the direction of the current flow(current density vector). ... In nonlinear optics, filament propagation is propagation of a beam of light through a medium without diffraction. ... Hot cathode is also a name for a hot filament ionization gauge, a vacuum measuring device. ...

In astronomy

• Galaxy filament
• Solar filament, a structure in a solar corona
• Birkeland current

In astronomy, filaments are one of the largest known structures in the Universe, thread-like structures with a typical length of 70 to 150 megaparsec that form the boundaries between large voids in the universe. ... Filaments surrounding a solar flare, caused by the interaction of the plasma in the Suns atmosphere with its magnetic field. ... The aurora on Jupiter, powered by Jovian Birkeland currents [Ref. ...

In biology

• Protein filament
• Filamentation, a long chain of cells
• Part of a stamen, the male part of a flower
• Hypha, in fungi and Actinobacteria

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into E. coli. ... Stamens of the Amaryllis with prominent anthers carrying pollen Insects, while collecting nectar, unintentionally transfer pollen from one flower to another, bringing about pollination The stamen (from Latin stamen meaning thread of the warp) is the male organ of a flower. ... Hyphae of Penicillium A hypha (plural hyphae) is a long, branching filamentous cell of a fungus, and also of unrelated Actinobacteria. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... Subclasses Acidimicrobidae Actinobacteridae Coriobacteridae Rubrobacteridae Sphaerobacteridae The Actinobacteria or Actinomycetes are a group of Gram-positive bacteria. ...

In music

• Filament (band), collaborative project between Otomo Yoshihide and Sachiko M.

Otomo Yoshihide (大友 良英) (born August 1, 1959) is a Japanese experimental musician. ... Sachiko Matsubara, who usually records as Sachiko M, is a Japanese musician. ...

Other uses

• Fiber or yarn
• Filament (textiles), clusters or locks of wool fibers
• 2002 movie by Jinsei Tsuji

Fiber or fibre[1] is a class o f materials that are continuous filaments or are in discrete elongated pieces, similar to lengths of thread. ... Yarn Spools of thread Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibers, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery and ropemaking. ... Two wool samples of different staple lengths Staple is a term referring to fiber that comes in discrete and consistent lengths. ...

See also

• Monofilament

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