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fadenförmig

filiform, thread-like in shape

adjective FAH-den-foer-mikh Rare
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Also means

long and extremely thin like a thread

Usage Note

fadenförmig describes something extremely slender and elongated like a thread (Faden). Used in botany for thin plant tendrils, in medicine for a fadenförmiger Puls (thready pulse), and for very fine filaments in technology.

Examples

"Die fadenförmigen Wurzeln der Pflanze waren kaum sichtbar."

Natural Translation

The thread-like roots of the plant were barely visible.

Literal Translation

The thread-like roots of-the plant were barely visible.

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