fibril

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fi=bril

CIDE DICTIONARY

fibril, n. [F. fibrille, dim. of fibre, L. fibra.].

 A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread; a fibrilla.  Cheyne.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fibril, n.
1 a small fibre.
2 a subdivision of a fibre.

Derivative

fibrillar adj. fibrillary adj.

Etymology

mod.L fibrilla dimin. of L fibra fibre

ROGET THESAURUS

fibril

Filament

N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.