bifilar

adjective bi·fi·lar \(ˌ)bī-ˈfī-lər\

Definition of BIFILAR

: involving two threads or wires <bifilar suspension of a pendulum>

: involving a single thread or wire doubled back upon itself <a bifilar resistor>

— bi·fi·lar·ly adverb

International Scientific Vocabulary bi- + Latin filum thread — more at file

First Known Use: 1846

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