Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filar

/ˈfaɪlə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: fi-lar
IPA: /ˈfaɪlə(ɹ)/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a thread across the field of view.

Example Sentences

"a filar microscope"
"a filar micrometer"
"a filar eyepiece"

Etymology

From Latin filum (“a thread”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: filum

Inflected Forms

more filar (comparative) most filar (superlative)

Derived Forms

bifilar intrafilar quadrifilar trifilar unifilar

Questions

How do you pronounce filar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪlə(ɹ)/.
What does filar mean?: Having a thread across the field of view.
Where does filar come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce filar

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