— acicularity /euh sik'yeuh lar"i tee/ , n. — acicularly , adv.
/euh sik"yeuh leuhr/ , adj.
1. needle-shaped.
2. Metall.
a. (of cast iron) containing ferrite in a needlelike form.
b. (of an alloy) having a microstructure of needlelike components.
[ 1785-95; ACICUL(A) + -AR 1 ]