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filament meaning in Sanskrit

अंशु aṃśu

/ˈfɪləmənt/

filament in Sanskrit: अंशु (aṃśu). In English, filament means a fine thread or wire.

Sanskrit words for filament

fine thread or wire
अंशु aṃśu

English meaning of filament

  1. noun A fine thread or wire.
  2. noun Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
  3. noun A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
  4. noun The stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.

Full definition of filament

filament in a sentence

  • the Ursa Major Filament

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Questions about filament in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of filament in Sanskrit?
Filament in Sanskrit is अंशु (aṃśu).
filament इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Filament: अंशु (aṃśu).
What does filament mean in English?
Filament means a fine thread or wire.

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