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cobweb vs filament

filament vs cobweb

cobweb and filament both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cobweb Yes No No No
filament Yes No No No
As nouns, filament is a hypernym of cobweb; that is, filament is a word with a broader meaning than cobweb:
  • cobweb: filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
  • filament: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Other hypernyms of cobweb include fibril, strand.
cobweb (noun) filament (noun)
a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
filaments from a web that was spun by a spider a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider the stalk of a stamen
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Difference between cobweb and filament

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