Word: multifilament
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mul
ti
fil
a
ment
Definition: Having multiple filaments; a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
Morphemes:
Affix: multi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: More than one; pertaining to more than one thing.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: multī
Language: la
Decoded: multi
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: many
Affix: filament
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fīlum
Language: la
Decoded: filum
Meaning: thread