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bifilar

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bi·fi·lar  (b-flr)
adj.
Fitted with or involving the use of two threads or wires.

bi·filar·ly adv.

bifilar [baɪˈfaɪlə]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) having two parallel threads, as in the suspension of certain measuring instruments
2. (Electronics) of or relating to a resistor in which the wire is wound in a loop around a coil, the two leads being parallel, to reduce the inductance
bifilarly  adv
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Adj.1.bifilar - having or using two filaments; "a bifilar suspension of a waving part of an instrument"


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He also donated a cross bar micrometer graticule jig, his bifilar micrometer, his chronograph and a handheld terrestrial telescope which was later auctioned via Sotheby's.
Engineers selected a high-performance voice coil motor with temperature-compensated neodymium magnets, an optical encoder displacement sensor, and a bifilar wound furnace for precise temperature control, leaving the drive shaft support and guidance system selection as the remaining vulnerable link in the chain.
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