Definition of "filamentary" []

• Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments (adjective)

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• "Maps of the distribution of calcium have never been made before, and they reveal that the Local Cavity contains numerous filamentary structures of partially ionized gas that appear to form in a honeycomb-like pattern of small interstellar cells."
• "What do these filamentary structures of dust represent?"
• ""The filamentary appearance of P/2010 A2 is different from anything seen in Hubble images of normal comets, consistent with the action of a different process," Jewitt said."