Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

capillament

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
capil-la-ment
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A filament.

Obsolete

noun

Any hairlike covering; a fine fibre or filament, as of the nerves.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin capillamentum, from capillus (“hair”). Compare French capillament.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: capillamentum

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does capillament mean?
A filament.
Where does capillament come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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