˜yĐÄvlog

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filum

[ fahy-luhm ]

noun

plural fila
  1. a threadlike structure; filament.


filum

/ ˈ´Ú˛šÉŞąôəłž /

noun

  1. anatomy any threadlike structure or part
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of filum1

1855–60; < Latin: a thread, filament, fiber
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of filum1

Latin: thread, cord, fibre
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The bride’s ensemble is matched to her husband’s tunic and pants set, along with his agbada draping and fila hat.

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Handles for table knives and forks, tools, and other implements have been made from the thick stems of oarweeds, and fishing lines from Chorda filum.

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“Do you calc’late to do any prayin’ about this here filum Ruth is going to make, ‘The Boys of the Draft’?” he asked.

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The word, which is usually derived from the Lat. filum, thread, and granum, grain, is not found in Ducange, and is indeed of modern origin.

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The obliquity of the nerves gradually increases, till in the lower part of the canal—from the second lumbar vertebra onward—they run parallel with the filum terminale and together constitute the cauda equina.

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