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   Spic·ule

   /ˈspiˌkyo͞ol/

   

   noun

   • 1. a minute sharp-pointed object or structure that is typically present in large numbers, such as a fine particle of ice. technical
   • ▪ each of the small needle-like or sharp-pointed structures of calcite or silica that make up the skeleton of a sponge.
   • 2. a short-lived, relatively small radial jet of gas in the chromosphere or lower corona of the sun.

   Word Origin late 18th century: from modern Latin spicula, spiculum, diminutives of spica ‘ear of grain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spicular adjective
   • 2. spiculate adjective
   • 3. spiculation noun

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