WordCmp.com

filament vs myofibril

myofibril vs filament

filament and myofibril both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
filament Yes No No No
myofibril Yes No No No
As nouns, myofibril is a hyponym of filament; that is, myofibril is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than filament:
  • filament: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
  • myofibril: one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
Other hyponyms of filament include barb, cobweb, gossamer, chromatid, myofibrilla, sarcostyle, rhizoid, hypha, paraphysis.
filament (noun) myofibril (noun)
a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
the stalk of a stamen
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Difference between filament and myofibril

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.