filiform

filiform
1. SYN: filamentous (1). 2. In bacteriology, denoting an even growth along the line of inoculation, either stroke or stab. [L. filum, thread]

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fi·li·form 'fil-ə-.fȯrm, 'fī-lə- adj shaped like a filament
filiform n an extremely slender bougie

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adj.
shaped like a thread; for example, the threadlike filiform papillae of the tongue.

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fil·i·form (filґĭ-form) (fiґlĭ-form) [filum + form] 1. thread-shaped. 2. an extremely slender bougie.

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  • filiform — FILIFÓRM, Ă, filiformi, e, adj. Care are forma unui fir. – Din fr. filiforme. Trimis de DanMatei, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  filifórm adj. m., pl. filifórmi; f. sg. filifórmă, pl. filifórme …   Dicționar Român

  • Filiform — Fil i*form, a. [L. filum thread + form: cf. F. filiforme.] Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papill[ae] of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of {Antenn[AE]} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Filiform — (lat.), fadenförmig …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Filifórm — (neulat.), fadenförmig …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Filiform — Filiform, lat. deutsch, fadenförmig …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • filiform — [fil′i fôrm΄, fī′lifôrm΄] adj. [< L filum, a thread (see FILE1) + FORM] having the form of a thread or filament …   English World dictionary

  • filiform — adjective a) Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous. Tiger beetles have filiform antennae. b) Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size …   Wiktionary

  • filiform — adj. shaped like a thread; for example, the threadlike filiform papillae of the tongue …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Filiform papilla — A filiform papilla. Magnified. Semidiagrammatic view of a portion of the mucous membrane of the tongue. Two fu …   Wikipedia

  • Filiform corrosion — Filiform corrosion. См. Нитевидная коррозия. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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