spiculo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. spiculo-fibrous Brit.

/ˌspɪkjᵿləʊˈfʌɪbrəs/, U.S.

/ˌspɪkjəloʊˈfaɪbrəs/.

combining form of spiculum n. (cf. sense 3), occurring in a few terms, as spiculo-fibre, spiculo-fibrous.

ΚΠ

1900 Proc. Zool. Soc. 137 Skeleton [of the sponge] forming a rectangular network, the meshes being..with a few slender primary lines of spiculo-fibre 2–4 spicules thick.

1900 Proc. Zool. Soc. 138 Skeleton consisting of an axial or central open spiculo-fibrous network.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spiculo-
释义	spiculo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the first syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. spiculo-fibrous Brit. /ˌspɪkjᵿləʊˈfʌɪbrəs/, U.S. /ˌspɪkjəloʊˈfaɪbrəs/. combining form of spiculum n. (cf. sense 3), occurring in a few terms, as spiculo-fibre, spiculo-fibrous. ΚΠ 1900 Proc. Zool. Soc. 137 Skeleton [of the sponge] forming a rectangular network, the meshes being..with a few slender primary lines of spiculo-fibre 2–4 spicules thick. 1900 Proc. Zool. Soc. 138 Skeleton consisting of an axial or central open spiculo-fibrous network. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1900
随便看	bullockturnip bullockvessel bullockwagon bullockwainster bullocky bullocky'bullockys' joy bullocky's joy bulloffice bullofthebog bullous bullous pemphigoid bullpen bullpens bullpine bullplum bullpoll buntrush bunts buntwhip bunty bunwand bunweed bunworry bunya bunyanesque