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The word '''filament''', which is descended from Latin ''filum'' meaning "[[Thread (yarn)|thread]]", is used in English for a variety of thread-like structures, including:

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==Astronomy==
* [[Galaxy filament]], the largest known cosmic structures in the universe
* Solar filament, a [[solar prominence]] seen against the disc of the sun

==Biology==
* [[Myofilament]], filaments of myofibrils constructed from proteins
* [[Protein filament]], a long chain of protein subunits, such as those found in hair or muscle
* Part of a [[Stamen#filament|stamen]], the male part of a flower
* [[Hypha]], a thread-like cell in fungi and Actinobacteria
* [[Filamentation]], an elongation of individual bacterial cells

==Textiles==
* [[Filament fiber]], fiber that comes in a continuous long length
* [[Filament yarn]], as opposed to spun yarn

==Media==
* [[Filament (magazine)|''Filament'' (magazine)]], a female-oriented erotica magazine
* 2002 movie by [[Jinsei Tsuji]]
* [[Filament (band)]], a musical group from Japan
* [[Filament Games]], a Wisconsin-based educational video game developer
* [[Filament Productions]], a production design and touring video company

==Physics and engineering==
* [[Electrical filament]], of incandescent light bulb
* [[Heater filament]], of a vacuum tube
* [[Current filament]], an inhomogeneity in current flow
* [[Filament propagation]], diffractionless propagation of a light beam
* [[3D printing filament]], printer raw material

==See also==
* [[Monofilament (disambiguation)]]

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