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NEEDLE-SHAPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does needle-shaped mean?
• NEEDLE-SHAPED (adjective)
The adjective NEEDLE-SHAPED has 1 sense:
1. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
Familiarity information: NEEDLE-SHAPED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
Synonyms:
acerate; acerose; acicular; needle-shaped
Similar:
simple; unsubdivided ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions)
Context examples
A needle-shaped part designed to indicate a position on a scale.
(Meter Needle Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
The drying of tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode.
(Electrodesiccation, NCI Dictionary)
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