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filament

/ˈfɪləmənt/noun

उच्चारण फ़िलमन्ट

फिलामेंट, (बल्ब का) तंतु

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a thin wire in a light bulb that gives out light when electricity passes through it

    फिलामेंट, (बल्ब का) तंतु

    • The bulb stopped working because the filament had broken.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a long thin piece of something that looks like a thread

    तंतु, रेशा, धागा

    • The silkworm produces a single long filament of silk.
    • Fine filaments of glass are used in optical fibres.

    Synonyms thread fibre strand

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Synonyms

thread fibre strand

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General knowledge

The filament of an ordinary electric bulb is made of tungsten because of its very high melting point.

साधारण बिजली के bulb का filament tungsten से बनता है, क्योंकि इसका melting point बहुत ऊँचा होता है।