Filiform — Fil i*form, a. [L. filum thread + form: cf. F. filiforme.] Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papill[ae] of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of {Antenn[AE]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Filiform — (lat.), fadenförmig … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Filifórm — (neulat.), fadenförmig … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Filiform — Filiform, lat. deutsch, fadenförmig … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
filiform — [fil′i fôrm΄, fī′lifôrm΄] adj. [< L filum, a thread (see FILE1) + FORM] having the form of a thread or filament … English World dictionary
filiform — 1. SYN: filamentous (1). 2. In bacteriology, denoting an even growth along the line of inoculation, either stroke or stab. [L. filum, thread] * * * fi·li·form fil ə .fȯrm, fī lə adj shaped like a filament filiform … Medical dictionary
filiform — adjective a) Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous. Tiger beetles have filiform antennae. b) Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size … Wiktionary
filiform — adj. shaped like a thread; for example, the threadlike filiform papillae of the tongue … The new mediacal dictionary
Filiform papilla — A filiform papilla. Magnified. Semidiagrammatic view of a portion of the mucous membrane of the tongue. Two fu … Wikipedia
Filiform corrosion — Filiform corrosion. См. Нитевидная коррозия. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
