filament

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So the 10-armed S. bideni shows that all cephalopods once had 10 arms, before they were reduced to filaments and ultimately lost.

From Seattle Times

The distribution of dots shows how gravity has pulled galaxies into clusters, filaments, and voids that make up the “cosmic web.”

From Science Magazine

These organisms have inspired a slime mold algorithm that researchers have deployed to map filaments of dark matter connecting galaxies throughout the universe.

From Scientific American

Black recommends sharpening the edges of the ski or snowboard before waxing in order to keep any filaments out of the wax.

From Seattle Times

Under the microscope, the researchers could see that contractile filaments known as sarcomeres were all sliced up.

From Scientific American