Definition
To draw out or form into a thread-like shape; to spin or twist into fine filaments.
Etymology
Derived from Latin 'filum' (thread) with the verbal suffix '-ate.' This technical term developed in textile and biological sciences to describe the process of creating thread-like structures.
Kelly Says
The word captures a process that happens everywhere in nature—spiders filate their silk, certain fungi filate to create networks underground, and ancient spinners filated plant fibers to create the first ropes and fabrics.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የ糸 ማራ{}
ye-it ma-ra
ARالعربية
مُصْنَعُ الْحَبْل
muṣnaʿu l-ḥabl
CSČeština
filátor
fi-la-tor
DADansk
trådspinder
traːdspiːn-der
DEDeutsch
Filateur
fi-la-toːr
ELΕλληνικά
συστήμα τύπου
sis-tee-ma ty-pou
ESEspañol
filate
fi-la-teh
FRFrançais
filateur
fi-la-teuʁ
HEעברית
מכונת חוט
ma-khn-et-chot
HIहिन्दी
तार बनाने वाला
taar banane waala
HUMagyar
szálhúzó
sá-lhu-zó
IDBahasa Indonesia
penenun
pe-ne-nun
ITItaliano
filatore
fi-la-toːre
MSBahasa Melayu
penenun
pe-ne-nun
NLNederlands
draadwinder
draa-dwin-der
NONorsk
trådspinn
traːdspiːn
PLPolski
filator
fi-la-tor
PTPortuguês
filatador
fi-la-ta-doʁ
RORomână
filator
fi-la-tor
RUРусский
филатор
fi-la-tor
SVSvenska
trådspinn
traːdspiːn
SWKiswahili
mtengenezaji wa nyuzi
m-ten-ge-ne-za-ji wa nyu-zi
THไทย
เครื่องจักรสำหรับดึงด้าย
khrueang-jak-sra-sam-deng-day
TLTL
magtatali
ma-g-ta-ta-li
TRTürkçe
filatör
fi-la-toːr
UKУкраїнська
філатор
fi-la-tor
VITiếng Việt
máy dệt
may det