A hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms.

Roget 205: filament, line; fiber, fibril; funicle^†, vein; hair, capillament^†, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili; tendril, gossamer; hair stroke; veinlet^†, venula^†, venule^†.    wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute.    strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving.    beard etc. (roughness) 256; ramification; strand.    ... show more

Dutch: wimper
Polish: rzęska

Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.

synonyms: eyelash, lash.

Dutch: wimpers, ooghaar, oogwimper, pinkhaar, wimper
Polish: rzęsa