aciculate

a·cic·u·late

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt or uh-sik-yuh--ley-tid]
- /əˈsɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt or əˈsɪk yə ˌleɪ tɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt or uh-sik-yuh--ley-tid]
- /əˈsɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt or əˈsɪk yə ˌleɪ tɪd/

Definitions of aciculate word

adjective aciculate having aciculae 3
adjective aciculate marked with or as if with needle scratches 3
adjective aciculate having marks like scratches made by a needle 3
adjective aciculate having aciculae. 1
adjective aciculate marked as with needle scratches. 1
adjective aciculate needle-shaped; acicular. 1

See all 8 definitions of aciculate

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Origin of aciculate

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; acicul(a) + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Aciculate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Aciculate

aciculate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for aciculate

adj aciculate

acicular — shaped like a needle.
acuminate — narrowing to a sharp point, as some types of leaf
acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
pointy — having a comparatively sharp point: The elf had pointy little ears.

All 9 Synonyms of aciculate