spicule
- IPA[ˈspɪkjuːl]
英式
- a minute sharp-pointed object or structure that is typically present in large numbers, such as a fine particle of ice.;each of the small needle-like or sharp-pointed structures of calcite or silica that make up the skeleton of a sponge.
noun: spicule, plural noun: spicules
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. technical a minute sharp-pointed object or structure that is typically present in large numbers, such as a fine particle of ice.
- ▪ 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.
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- IPA[ˈspiˌkyo͞ol]
美式
- a minute sharp-pointed object or structure that is typically present in large numbers, such as ...
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