wire vs filament

filament vs wire

wire and filament both are nouns.

wire is a verb but filament is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wire	Yes	No	Yes	No
filament	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, filament is a hyponym of wire; that is, filament is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wire:

wire: a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
filament: a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current

Other hyponyms of wire include booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead, lead-in, patchcord, telegraph line, telegraph wire, telephone line, telephone wire.

wire (noun)	filament (noun)
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc	a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance	a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
a message transmitted by telegraph	the stalk of a stamen
the finishing line on a racetrack	a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

wire (verb)	filament (verb)
equip for use with electricity
send cables, wires, or telegrams
fasten with wire
string on a wire
provide with electrical circuits

Difference between wire and filament

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