filaments
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There are six methods of winding silk energy: inner, outer, upper, lower, forward and backward. They are applied from anywhere on the body: the arms. legs, hips and waist, with the body moving continuously, with endless circularity, wrapped together like intertwined filaments of silk.
Bare tungsten filaments remain in use in small transmitting tubes but are brittle and tend to fracture if handled roughly – e.g. in the postal services.
At the time, Edison was investigating why the filaments of his carbon-filament light bulbs nearly always burned out at the positive-connected end.
As the flower grows, the filaments of its stamens are bent and brought into tension.
Because the filaments are in view, they must be operated at temperatures where the filament does not glow visibly.
Both types of pillar cell are characterized by the presence of thousands of cross linked microtubules and actin filaments in parallel orientation.