Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of the minute fibers containing actin that are located throughout the cytoplasm of cells, maintain structural integrity of the cell, and assist with movement of cellular structures.
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- noun A very
fine (thin)filament .
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Examples
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Weighing in at 200 lbs. and wielding a microfilament whip that can cut through solid steel: the feared enforcer of the Maggia Crime Family, Blacklash!
Marvel Comics Solicitations for May 2008 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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In a specialty category that has one or two notable products and a number of mediocre ones, this new, gel-spun braided microfilament line stands out.
STREN SUPER BRAID 2008
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The microfilament tendrils keeping the tunnel liquid wavered and undulated as if they had been caught in a breeze, then gradually became more stable, spreading out over the entire width of the tunnel.
Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007
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The microfilament tendrils keeping the tunnel liquid wavered and undulated as if they had been caught in a breeze, then gradually became more stable, spreading out over the entire width of the tunnel.
Crusader Gold Gibbons, David 2007
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“It may be significant,” Sanjong said, “that at the time they purchased the rockets, they also purchased a hundred and fifty kilometers of microfilament wire.”
State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004
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One hundred and fifty kilometers of microfilament wire.
State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004
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So these rockets were flying a thousand feet into the air, dragging a microfilament wire behind them?
State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004
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The rockets would fall back into the forest, and any microfilament would snap.
State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004
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In his head, it was easy enough to calculate that if this microfilament was attached to the rockets, each rocket would have about a third of a kilometer of wire.
State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004
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It is connected by a duranium microfilament to the encryption circuit assembly ECA.
The Starfleet Survival Guide David Mack 2002
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