acicular
[ uh-sik-yuh-ler ]
/ əˈsɪk yə lər /
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adjective
shaped like a needle.
Metallurgy.
- (of cast iron) containing ferrite in a needlelike form.
- (of an alloy) having a microstructure of needlelike components.
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OTHER WORDS FROM acicular
a·cic·u·lar·i·ty [uh-sik-yuh-lar-i-tee], /əˌsɪk yəˈlær ɪ ti/, nouna·cic·u·lar·ly, adverbWords nearby acicular
Achtung, achy, ach-y-fi, achylia, acicula, acicular, aciculate, aciculum, acid, acidaminuria, acid anhydride
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