thin, threadlike structure can be composed of one or more strands may be composed of a variety of materials such as silk, cotton, nylon, etc. often used to tie, bind, or hold objects together may be in the form of a rope, cable, or cord
filum which has thin, threadlike structure filum which can be composed of one or more strands filum which may be composed of a variety of materials such as silk, cotton, nylon, etc. filum which often used to tie, bind, or hold objects together filum which may be in the form of a rope, cable, or cord