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    acicular
    /əˈsɪkjʊlə/

    adjective

    • 1. (chiefly of crystals) needle-shaped. technical

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › acicularAcicular Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ACICULAR is shaped like a needle. How to use acicular in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › acicularACICULAR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Acicular definition: shaped like a needle.. See examples of ACICULAR used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACICULAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    ACICULAR definition: needle-shaped | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › acicularAcicular - definition of acicular by The Free Dictionary

    Define acicular. acicular synonyms, acicular pronunciation, acicular translation, English dictionary definition of acicular. adj. Having the shape of a needle: acicular crystals. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryacicular | Definition and example sentences - Cambridge...

    acicular | Definition and example sentences. BETA. Examples of acicular. Dictionary > Examples of acicular. acicular isn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! Such an effect is unlikely to occur if the tridymite paramorphs were acicular rather than plate-like. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › acicularAcicular - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of acicular. adjective. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves. synonyms: acerate, acerose, needle-shaped. simple, unsubdivided. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › acicularacicular - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 22, 2024 · acicular (not comparable) Needle -shaped; slender like a needle or bristle . Having sharp points like needles. ( botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like. the acicular foliage of coniferous trees.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › acicular_adjacicular, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the adjective acicular mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective acicular . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › acicularAcicular Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Acicular Definition. ə-sĭkyə-lər. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Having the shape of a needle. Acicular crystals. American Heritage Medicine. Needle -shaped; slender like a needle or bristle. Wiktionary. Having sharp points like needles. Wiktionary. Synonyms: acerose. needle-shaped. acerate.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › a'cicularACICULAR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. shaped like a needle. Metallurgy. (of cast iron) containing ferrite in a needlelike form. (of an alloy) having a microstructure of needlelike components. Discover More. Other Words From. a·cic·u·lar·i·ty [ uh, -sik-y, uh, -, lar, -i-tee], noun. a·cic u·lar·ly adverb. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of acicular 1.