Fibril
/ˈfaɪbɹ(ə)l/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fine fibre or filament.
- 2 a very slender natural or synthetic fiber wordnet
- 3 Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra. Doublet of fibrilla. Compare fibre.