spicule

noun

spic·ule ˈspi-(ˌ)kyül How to pronounce spicule (audio)

: a slender pointed usually hard body

especially : one of the minute calcareous or siliceous bodies that support the tissue of various invertebrates (such as sponges)

: a spikelike short-lived prominence appearing close to the chromosphere of the solar atmosphere

spicular

ˈspi-kyə-lər How to pronounce spicule (audio)

adjective

spiculation

ˌspi-kyə-ˈlā-shən How to pronounce spicule (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web According to a press release, the team observed the emergence of spicules while also monitoring nearby magnetic fields.

Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019 According to this new research, the same process could create the much smaller spicules.

Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019 In fact, researchers at his lab released a major model of how the spicules form in 2017.

Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019 The spicules surge thousands of miles high, passing through the chromosphere and into the sun’s corona before collapsing.

Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 23 June 2017

单词	spicule
释义	spicule noun spic·ule ˈspi-(ˌ)kyül 1 : a slender pointed usually hard body especially : one of the minute calcareous or siliceous bodies that support the tissue of various invertebrates (such as sponges) 2 : a spikelike short-lived prominence appearing close to the chromosphere of the solar atmosphere spicular ˈspi-kyə-lər adjective spiculation ˌspi-kyə-ˈlā-shən noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web According to a press release, the team observed the emergence of spicules while also monitoring nearby magnetic fields. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019 According to this new research, the same process could create the much smaller spicules. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019 In fact, researchers at his lab released a major model of how the spicules form in 2017. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019 The spicules surge thousands of miles high, passing through the chromosphere and into the sun’s corona before collapsing. Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 23 June 2017 Word History Etymology New Latin spicula & Latin spiculum; New Latin spicula, alteration of Latin spiculum head of a spear or arrow, diminutive of spicum, spica ear of grain First Known Use 1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition spicule noun spic·ule ˈspik-(ˌ)yü(ə)l : a minute slender pointed usually hard body (as of bone)
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spicule

noun

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