hair-like

Adjective

Meaning

hair-like (comparative more hair-like, superlative most hair-like)

Alternative form of hairlike.

Examples

Cirrus clouds often produce hair-like filaments—similar to the virga produced in liquid–water clouds—called fall streaks, and they are made of heavier ice crystals that fall from the cloud. Source: Internet

Malpighi, while studying the structure of the lung, noticed its membranous alveoli and the hair-like connections between veins and arteries, which he named capillaries. Source: Internet

Fimbria A fimbria also known as a pilus is a short, thin, hair-like filament found on the surface of bacteria. Source: Internet

Each scale consists of a series of tiny stacked platelets of organic material, and butterflies tend to have the scales broad and flattened, while moths tend to have the scales narrower and more hair-like. Source: Internet

These measures include having spiny bristles or long fine hair-like setae with detachable tips that will irritate by lodging in the skin or mucous membranes. Source: Internet

The externally oriented side of the cell also has a hair-like trigger called a cnidocil. Source: Internet

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