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acicular

A มี รูป คล้าย เข็ม  me-rub-klai-kem

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ACICULAR

a.[L. acicula, Priscian, a needle, from Gr. , L. a point. See Acid. ] In the shape of a needle; having sharp points like needles.
An acicular prism is when the crystals are slender and straight.

 

ACICULARLY

adv. In the manner of needles, or prickles.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ACICULA

A *cic "u *la, n.; pl. Aciculæ. Etym: [L., a small needle, dimin. of acus needle. ] (Nat. Hist. )

 

Defn: One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

 

ACICULAR

ACICULAR A *cic "u *lar, a.

 

Defn: Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needless. A *cic "u *lar *ly, adv.

 

ACICULATE; ACICULATED

A *cic "u *late, A *cic "u *la "ted a. (Nat. Hist. )(a ) Furnished with aciculæ. (b ) Acicular. (c ) Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle. Lindley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

acicular

a cic u lar |əˈsikyələr əˈsɪkjələr | adjective technical (chiefly of crystals ) needle-shaped. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from late Latin acicula small needle, diminutive of acus .

 

Oxford Dictionary

acicular

acicular |əˈsɪkjʊlə | adjective technical (chiefly of crystals ) needle-shaped. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from late Latin acicula small needle (diminutive of acus ) + -ar 1 .

 

Spanish Dictionary

acícula

acícula nombre femenino 1 Hoja de las coníferas .2 Espina endeble de algunas especies de rosales .

 

acicular

acicular adjetivo 1 Que tiene forma de aguja .2 [textura ] Que tiene forma o aspecto de agujas :algunos minerales tienen textura acicular . VÉASE hoja acicular .