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spiculum

/ˈspɪkjʊləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spicu-lum
IPA
/ˈspɪkjʊləm/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.

noun

A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice.

noun

A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge.

noun

A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun.

Etymology

From Latin spīculum (“a little sharp point”), from spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“point, spike”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

spicula (plural)

Phrases

spiculum amoris

Synonyms

spicula spicule

Questions

How do you pronounce spiculum?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪkjʊləm/.
What does spiculum mean?
A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
Where does spiculum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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