filiform

• Adjetivo que describe algo con forma de hilo o filamento, es decir, fino, alargado y delgado como un hilo. Se emplea principalmente en contextos técnicos o biológicos, y es poco común en el habla cotidiana.

An adjective describing something that is threadlike or filamentous in shape; now rarely used in general language, primarily found in specialized biological or technical contexts.

1. Thread-like shapeC2formal

   Having a very thin, slender, and elongated shape, similar to a thread or filament.

   En forma de hilo

   • The filiform leaves of the plant are barely visible to the naked eye.
   • Under the microscope, the bacteria appeared filiform in structure.
   • The filiform antennae of the insect are used for sensing its environment.

   Sinónimosfilamentousthreadlikethready