multifilament

multifilament
/mul'teuh fil"euh meuhnt/, adj.
1. having two or more filaments: multifilament yarn.
n.
2. Also, multifil /mul"teuh fil/. yarn constructed of a number of filaments in excess of the standard quantity. Cf. monofilament (def. 1).
[1935-40; MULTI- + FILAMENT]

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