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filiform

filiform adjective: shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.

Adjective

filiform (comparative more filiform, superlative most filiform)

  1. Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
  2. Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
    • Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.

filiform meaning in Tamil

filiform in Tamil

இழையுருவான, நூலிழை, இழைய, நூல் உரு, இழை வடிவு

Forms of filiform

comparativemore filiform
superlativemost filiform

Origin of filiform

Latin filum (“filament”), + -iform.

Words formed from filiform

Questions about filiform

What does filiform mean?
Filiform means shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
What is filiform in Tamil?
Filiform in Tamil is இழையுருவான, நூலிழை, இழைய. See Filiform meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is filiform?
Filiform is an adjective.

Words near filiform in the dictionary

  1. filiety
  2. filiferan
  3. filiferans
  4. filiferin
  5. filiferous
  6. filiform
  7. filiformed
  8. filiformic
  9. filiformly
  10. filigrain
  11. filigrains

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Adapted from Wiktionary: filiform (page history and authors); filiform (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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