Definition of Filar

1. Adjective. Related to or having filaments (especially across a field of view as in the eyepiece of a telescope). "A filar eyepiece"

Partainyms: Filament
Derivative terms: Filum

Definition of Filar

1. a. Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar microscope; a filar micrometer.

Definition of Filar

1. pertaining to a thread [adj]

Medical Definition of Filar

1. Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterised by threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar microscope; a filar micrometer. Origin: L. Filum a thread. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Filar

filamentlike
filamentous
filamentous
filamentous bacterial viruses
filamentous bacteriophage
filamentous colony
filaments
filamentum
filament polymorphonuclear leukocyte
filamin
filander
filander
filanders
filanders
filar (current term)
filar (current term)
filaree
filarees
filaria
filaria
filariae
filarial
filarial
filarial arthritis
filarial dermatosis
filarial funiculitis
filarial hydrocele
filarial periodicity
filarial synovitis
filarian

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