fibril en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.
Meanings
- A fine fibre or filament.
- Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fibrils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
tonofibril · fibrillogenesis · fibrilliferous · subfibril · antifibril · fibrillary · fibrillar · profibril · microfibril · melanofibril · interfibrillar · neurofibril · fibrilliform · fibrilization · myofibril · protofibril · actinofibril · fibrillization · nanofibril · macrofibril · heterofibril · fibrilize · fibrillin
Translations (10)
es fibrilla (fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants) · no fibrill (fine fibre or filament) · ca fibril·la (fine fibre or filament) · de Fäserchen (fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants) · el ινίδιο (fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants) · ca fibril·la (fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants) · nl fibril (fine fibre or filament) · fr fibrille (fine fibre or filament) · no fibrill (fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants) · fr fibrille (fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants)