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filamento (Esp.); fijne draad (Ned); vezel (Ned); filament (Ned); | filamento (Esp.); fijne draad (Ned); vezel (Ned); filament (Ned); | ||
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* Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', ''Engineered Plastics'', ASM International, 1988 | * Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', ''Engineered Plastics'', ASM International, 1988 | ||
Revision as of 20:34, 30 April 2016
Description
1) A continuous fiber of indefinite length. Examples are a silk thread, spun glass, or a synthetic thread extruded from a spinneret. Filaments may also be drawn from metals such as gold or tungsten.
2) A threadlike wire used in a lightbulb. A wire filament such as tungsten, will glow white when heated with an electric current.
Synonyms and Related Terms
filamento (Esp.); fijne draad (Ned); vezel (Ned); filament (Ned);
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000