acicular

a·cic·u·lar

 (ə-sĭk′yə-lər)

adj.

Having the shape of a needle: acicular crystals.

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a•cic•u•lar

(əˈsɪk yə lər)

adj.

needle-shaped.

[1785–95]

a•cic`u•lar′i•ty, n.

a•cic′u•lar•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

acicular - narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves acerate, acerose, needle-shaped unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

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acicular

adjective

Having an end that tapers to a point:

aciculate, aciculated, acuminate, acute, cuspate, cuspated, cuspidate, cuspidated, mucronate, pointed, pointy, sharp.

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Translations

neulamainen

aghiforme