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Definition of Needlelike
1. Adjective. Ending in a sharp point.
Similar to: Pointed
Derivative terms: Acuteness, Sharp, Sharpness
Definition of Needlelike
1. Adjective. Resembling a needle in shape ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Needlelike
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Needlelike
Literary usage of Needlelike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"Plants evergreen, with needlelike or scalelike leaves. 16. Leaves needlelike, in
clusters of 2 to 5; fruit a cone. PINE (Pinus spp.) 16. ..."
2. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1879)
"Keen needlelike pains, at intervals, in the right knee-joint (thirtieth day),"8.
... needlelike pains in right knee-joint (seventeenth day),128. ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1881)
"If molten cast iron be poured into an iron mould,—a chill,—the iron upon
crystallizing will form needlelike crystals, with their long axes normal to the ..."
4. Everyday Chemistry by Alfred Vivian (1920)
"The greater stability of this eight-sided sulphur explains why it is the form
found in nature. FIG. 69. —Prismatic or needlelike sulphur crystals. ..."
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