Fibrillous

/ˈfɪbrɪləs/ adjective

Definition

Of, relating to, or having the nature of fibrils; composed of or characterized by small thread-like fibers.

Etymology

From Latin 'fibrilla' (small fiber) with the suffix '-ous' (meaning having the quality of). The '-ous' ending creates adjectives from Latin nouns across English scientific terminology.

Kelly Says

The distinction between 'fibrillous' and 'fibrous' is subtle but matters in microscopy: fibrillous implies a specific organization of very fine, individual threads visible only under magnification, while fibrous can mean more general fiber content.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Fibers
fi-bers
ARالعربية
صلب
ṣalīb
BNবাংলা
তন্তু
tonto
CACatalà
fibril·losa
fi-bri-lo-sa
CSČeština
fibrilovaný
fi-bri-lo-va-ny
DADansk
fibrilløs
fi-bri-loes
DEDeutsch
fibrillös
fi-bri-loes
ELΕλληνικά
φιβριλλοειδής
fi-bri-lo-i-des
ESEspañol
fibrilosa
fi-bri-lo-sa
FAفارسی
فیبری
fi-bri
FISuomi
fibrilleinen
fi-bri-li-nen
FRFrançais
fibrillaire
fi-bri-ljɛʁ
GUGU
ફિબ્રિલોસ
fi-bri-lo-sa
HAHA
Fibrillose
fi-bri-lo-se
HEעברית
חוטי
choti
HIहिन्दी
रेशेदार
reshidar
HUMagyar
fibrillós
fi-bri-loes
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbulu
ber-bu-lu
IGIG
fibrillose
fi-bri-lo-se
ITItaliano
fibrillosa
fi-bri-lo-sa
JA日本語
繊維状
いしざじょう
KKKK
fibrillose
fi-bri-lo-se
KMKM
ស្លាក
slak
KO한국어
섬유질
seomujil
MRMR
फिब्रिलोस
fi-bri-lo-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
fibril
fi-bril
MYမြန်မာ
တိုင်း
tain
NLNederlands
fibrilleus
fi-bril-le-us
NONorsk
fibrilløs
fi-bri-loes
PAPA
纖維
chī-vī
PLPolski
fibryllujący
fi-bry-łu-ju-y
PTPortuguês
fibrilosa
fi-bri-lo-sa
RORomână
fibrilos
fi-bri-los
RUРусский
волокнистый
voloknitstyi
SVSvenska
fibrillös
fi-bri-loes
SWKiswahili
fibrillous
fi-bri-lus
TAதமிழ்
நார்
naaru
TEతెలుగు
రంగిణి
raṅgiṇi
THไทย
เส้นใย
sen-sai
TLTL
fibrillosa
fi-bri-lo-sa
TRTürkçe
fibriloz
fi-bri-loz
UKУкраїнська
фібрилозний
fi-bri-lo-znyi
URاردو
خيوطي
khayooti
VITiếng Việt
kho
YOYO
fibrillose
fi-bri-lo-se
ZH中文
纤维状
xiéyǐzhàng
ZUZU
fibrillose
fi-bri-lo-se

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