A very slender natural or synthetic fiber.
synonyms: fibril, strand.
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.
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Roget 423:
luminary;
light
etc.
420;
flame
etc.
(fire)
382.
spark,
scintilla;
phosphorescence,
fluorescence.
sun,
orb of day,
Phoebus,
Apollo†,
Aurora;
star,
orb;
meteor,
falling star,
shooting star;
blazing star,
dog star,
Sirius;
canicula,
Aldebaran†;
constellation,
galaxy;
zodiacal light;
anthelion†;
day star,
morning star;
Lucifer;
mock sun,
parhelion;
phosphor,
phosphorus;
sun dog†;
Venus.
aurora,
polar lights;
northern lights,
aurora borealis;
southern lights,
aurora australis.
lightning;
chain lightning,
fork lightning,
sheet lightning,
summer lightning;
ball lightning,
kugelblitz [G.];
[chemical substances giving off light without burning]
phosphorus,
yellow phosphorus;
scintillator,
phosphor;
firefly luminescence.
ignis fatuus [Lat.];
Jack o'lantern,
Friar's lantern;
will-o'-the-wisp,
firedrake†,
Fata Morgana [Lat.];
Saint Elmo's fire.
[luminous insects]
glowworm,
firefly,
June bug,
lightning bug.
[luminous fish]
anglerfish.
[Artificial light]
gas;
gas light,
lime light,
lantern,
lanthorn†;
dark lantern,
bull's-eye;
candle,
bougie [Fr.],
taper,
rushlight;
oil
etc.
(grease)
356;
wick,
burner;
Argand†,
moderator,
duplex;
torch,
flambeau,
link,
brand;
gaselier†,
chandelier,
electrolier†,
candelabrum,
candelabra,
girandole†,
sconce,
luster,
candlestick.
[non-combustion based light sources]
lamp,
light;
incandescent lamp,
tungsten bulb,
light bulb;
flashlight,
torch [Brit.];
arc light;
laser;
[microwave radiation];
maser
neon bulb,
neon sign;
fluorescent lamp.
[parts of a light bulb]
filament;
socket;
contacts;
filler gas.
firework,
fizgig†;
pyrotechnics;
rocket,
lighthouse
etc.
(signal)
550.
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Dutch: fibrillen
A thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current.
Dutch: gloeidraad
Polish: żarnik