English Explanatory Dictionary

heterofilament

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A filament composed of two different materials (typically, one in the sheath and the other in the core)

Word forms

heterofilament heterofilaments

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament English heterofilament From hetero- + filament.

Related words

homofilament
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