unifilar

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Adjective

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u=ni=fi=lar

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective unifilar has 1 sense

unifilar(a = adj.pert) - having or using only one filament;

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CIDE DICTIONARY

unifilar, a. [Uni- + L. filum a thread.].

Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like; as, unifilar suspension. [1913 Webster]

Unifilar magnetometer (Physics), an instrument which consists of a magnetic bar suspended at its center of gravity by a long thread, constituting a delicate means for accurately measuring magnetic intensities, also for determining declinations of the magnetic needle.