filamentary

fil·a·men·ta·ry

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fil-uh-men-tuh-ree]
- /ˌfɪl əˈmɛn tə ri/
- /ˌfɪ.lə.ˈmen.tə.rɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fil-uh-men-tuh-ree]
- /ˌfɪl əˈmɛn tə ri/

Definitions of filamentary word

adjective filamentary pertaining to or of the nature of a filament. 1
noun filamentary Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments. 1

See all 2 definitions of filamentary

Information block about the term

Origin of filamentary

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; filament + -ary

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Filamentary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Filamentary

filamentary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

filamentary usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer