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fibril

/ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
fib-ril
IPA
/ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fine fibre or filament.

noun

Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

fibrils (plural)

Derived Forms

actinofibril antifibril fibrilization fibrilize fibrillar fibrillary fibrilliferous fibrilliform fibrillin fibrillization fibrillogenesis heterofibril

Synonyms

filament strand

Questions

How do you pronounce fibril?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/.
What does fibril mean?
A fine fibre or filament.
Where does fibril come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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