Also known as: fil.
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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.
TechnologyA 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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