# thread (material)

a slender strand formed from a small portion of material, capable of being drawn through openings to bind parts

- Computed level: L18 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: EmergenceLexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [material](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-material.physical), [small](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-small.size), [piece](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-piece.portion), [holes](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-holes.empty-regions), [join](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-join.connection), [part](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-part.relation), [put](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-put.placement), [form](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-form.shape), [open](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-open.spatial), [physical](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-physical.material), [portion](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-portion.share)

**Through:** material, small size, and piece combine to form a thin, continuous strand that can be placed through an opening to connect parts

**Novel properties:**
- continuous linear form
- passage through openings
- binding function

## Examples
- Nylon thread sews Kevlar layers in bulletproof vests at 120 stitches per minute. *(engineering)*
- Spider silk threads anchor webs between oak branches in morning dew. *(biology)*
- Tailors in Dhaka use cotton thread to stitch garment prototypes for global brands. *(economics)*

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