Also known as: fil.
FIL stands for various terms. Discover the full forms, meanings, and possible interpretations of FIL across different fields and industries.
The coil that is present inside a bulb which leads to illumination when current is passed through it. A thin thread. A wire of high melting point heated by the passage of current inside a vacuum tube, incandescent lamp or other similar device. 1) Fiber characterized by extreme length. 2) The resistance wire through which filament current is sent in a thermionic tube to produce the heat required for electron emissions.
AeronauticsAviationNASATechnologyIn genetics, the first generation that results from the crossing of two parental lines, as the filial generation. In general, pertaining to the relationship of children, both sons and daughters, to their parents. From the Latin filialis, from filius and filia.
HealthMedicalMedicineA concave corner piece used on foundry patterns, a radius joint replacing sharp inside corners. OR A narrow band with a vertical face. Fillets are often interposed between curved mouldings. OR A curved face where a rib meets a wall, intended to improve the flow of material and eliminate mechanical stress concentrations on the finished part.
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