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Webster 1913 Edition


Unifilar

Uˊni-fi′lar

,
Adj.
[
Uni-
+ L.
filum
a thread.]
Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread, wire, fiber, or the like;
as,
unifilar
suspension
.
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.