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myofibril vs filament

filament vs myofibril

myofibril and filament both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
myofibril Yes No No No
filament Yes No No No
As nouns, filament is a hypernym of myofibril; that is, filament is a word with a broader meaning than myofibril:
  • myofibril: one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
  • filament: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Other hypernyms of myofibril include fibril, strand.
myofibril (noun) filament (noun)
one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
the stalk of a stamen
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Difference between myofibril and filament

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