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Webster 1913 Edition


Bifilar

Bi-fi′lar

,
Adj.
[Pref.
bi-
+
filar
.]
Two-threaded; involving the use of two threads;
as,
bifilar
suspension; a
bifilar
balance
.
Bifilar micrometer
(often called
a bifilar
),
an instrument form measuring minute distances or angles by means of two very minute threads (usually spider lines), one of which, at least, is movable; – more commonly called a
filar micrometer
.

Definition 2024


bifilar

bifilar

English

Adjective

bifilar (not comparable)

  1. Having two wires, threads or filaments