SPICULE


Meaning of SPICULE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspi-(ˌ)kyül ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin spicula & Latin spiculum; New Latin spicula, alteration of Latin spiculum head of a spear or arrow, diminutive of spicum, spica ear of grain

Date: 1785

1. : a slender pointed usually hard body ; especially : one of the minute calcareous or siliceous bodies that support the tissue of various invertebrates (as sponges)

2. : a spikelike short-lived prominence appearing close to the chromosphere of the solar atmosphere

• spic·u·lar ˈspi-kyə-lər adjective

• spic·u·la·tion ˌspi-kyə-ˈlā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.