acicular

Speech parts

1. acicular - Adjective

2. acicular - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needless.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

acerate acerose needle-shaped pointed sharp acute peaked keen needle barbed edged spiked toothed sagittal lanceolate
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Antonyms

strong silken round minor flat soft
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Related terms

acicula acicle

Phrases with the word

acicular ferrite acicular bismuth acicular crystal

Examples

Actinolite is an important and common member of the monoclinic series, forming radiating groups of acicular crystals of a bright green or greyish-green color. Source: Internet

Also as tufts, parallel bundles, and sheaf-like clusters of fibrous to acicular crystals, and as white, finely granular porcelaneous and waxy globular aggregates. Source: Internet

It is a colorless to white mineral crystallizing in the monoclinic crystal system typically occurring as prismatic to acicular crystals or granular masses. Source: Internet

Rocks & Minerals (2010) 85-3:212 In the Silurian Lockport Group, Central and Western New York strontianite is observed in cavities in eastern Lockport, where it occurs as small white radiating sprays of acicular crystals. Source: Internet

Tectosilicates hatnote Natrolite is a mineral series in the zeolite group; this sample has a very prominent acicular crystal habit. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aciclovir acicula aciculae acicular bismuth acicular crystal acicular ferrite