threadlike

ˈθrɛdlaɪk

Definition

Definition of threadlike - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

appearance

Rare

resembling a thread in length or thinness

Rare

The threadlike wires were difficult to see.

fibrous

filamentous

shapes

Rare

having the form of a thread

Rare

The threadlike roots spread through the soil.

filamentous

threaded

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Origin of threadlike

Old English, thrǣd (thread) + -like (similar to)

Terms with threadlike included in their meaning

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fiber

textiles

natural or synthetic threadlike material

fibre

biology

threadlike structure in the body

floater

ophthalmology

threadlike speck in visual field

thrum

plant

threadlike part of a flower

fibril

fiber

very thin threadlike structure found in living things or materials

fibrillar

adj.

appearance texture

having a threadlike or fibrous appearance

fibrousness

material quality

quality of being made of fibers or threadlike elements

filum

biology

threadlike structure as chainlike series of cells

Examples of threadlike in a sentence

Her hair was threadlike and delicate.
The threadlike structure was barely visible.
Scientists examined the threadlike fibers under a microscope.

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French:filiforme, filandreux, ...
German:fadenförmig, faserig, ...
Italian:filiforme, a forma di filo, ...
Spanish:filiforme, hiloide, ...
Portuguese:filiforme, delgado, ...
Chinese:线状的, 如线的, ...
Japanese:糸のような, ...
Arabic:خَيْطِي, دَقِيق كَالخَيْط, ...
Hebrew:דַּק כְּחוּט, דַּקִּיק, ...
Russian:нитевидный, нитеподобный, ...
Ukrainian:ниткоподібний, нитковий, ...
Hindi:धागे जैसा, धागे जैसी, ...
Bengali:সুতো সদৃশ, সূত্রের মতো, ...
Catalan:filiforme, filamentós, ...
Czech:nitkovitý, tenoučký, ...
Danish:trådtynd, trådlignende, ...
Dutch:draadachtig, draadachtige, ...
Greek:νηματοειδής, σαν νήμα, ...
Hungarian:fonalszerű, cérnaszerű, ...
Khmer:ស្តើងដូចខ្សែ, ដូចសរសៃអំបោះ, ...
Korean:실 같은, 실 모양의, ...
Persian:نخ‌مانند, رشته‌ای, ...
Polish:nitkowaty, włóknisty, ...
Portuguese (BR):filiforme, ...
Romanian:firav, firiform, ...
Swedish:trådliknande, ...
Thai:คล้ายเส้นด้าย, เป็นเส้นด้าย, ...
Turkish:iplik gibi, ...
Vietnamese:mảnh như sợi chỉ, dạng sợi, ...

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Definition of threadlike - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of threadlike

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