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filar

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fi·lar  (flr)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a thread.
2. Having fine threads across the field of view for measuring small distances, as in the eyepiece of a telescope.

[From Latin flum, thread; see gwh- in Indo-European roots.]

filar [ˈfaɪlə]
adj
1. of thread
2. (Physics / General Physics) (of an optical instrument) having fine threads across the eyepiece forming a reticle or set of cross wires
[from Latin fīlum thread]
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Adj.1.filar - related to or having filaments (especially across a field of view as in the eyepiece of a telescope); "a filar eyepiece"


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If we really want to find ourselves in the eurozone by 2011, then over the next two years we must bring inflation down below the reference level and this will demand restrictive monetary policy," Filar said, quoted by Polish media.
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