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filar

American  
[fahy-ler] / ˈfaɪ lər /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a thread or threads.

  2. having threads or the like.

filar British  
/ ˈfaɪlə /

adjective

  1. of thread

  2. (of an optical instrument) having fine threads across the eyepiece forming a reticle or set of cross wires

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Other Word Forms

  • interfilar adjective

Etymology

Origin of filar

1870–75; < Latin fīl ( um ) a thread + -ar 1

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