acicular

[ uh-sik-yuh-ler ]
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adjective
  1. shaped like a needle.

  2. Metallurgy.

    • (of cast iron) containing ferrite in a needlelike form.

    • (of an alloy) having a microstructure of needlelike components.

Origin of acicular

1
First recorded in 1785–95; acicul(a) + -ar1

Other words from acicular

  • a·cic·u·lar·i·ty [uh-sik-yuh-lar-i-tee], /əˌsɪk yəˈlær ɪ ti/, noun
  • a·cic·u·lar·ly, adverb

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