spicule
noun
spic·ule
ˈspi-(ˌ)kyül 
1
: a slender pointed usually hard body
especially
: one of the minute calcareous or siliceous bodies that support the tissue of various invertebrates (such as sponges)
2
: a spikelike short-lived prominence appearing close to the chromosphere of the solar atmosphere
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Along the solar horizon, towering spires of gas known as spicules stretch up to about 6,214 miles (10,000 kilometers) from the Sun’s chromosphere.
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George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
According to a press release, the team observed the emergence of spicules while also monitoring nearby magnetic fields.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
According to this new research, the same process could create the much smaller spicules.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
In fact, researchers at his lab released a major model of how the spicules form in 2017.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
The spicules surge thousands of miles high, passing through the chromosphere and into the sun’s corona before collapsing.
—Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 23 June 2017
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George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
According to a press release, the team observed the emergence of spicules while also monitoring nearby magnetic fields.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
According to this new research, the same process could create the much smaller spicules.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
In fact, researchers at his lab released a major model of how the spicules form in 2017.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 Nov. 2019
The spicules surge thousands of miles high, passing through the chromosphere and into the sun’s corona before collapsing.
—Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 23 June 2017
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“Spicule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spicule. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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spicule
noun
spic·ule
ˈspik-yü(ə)l
: a small hard needlelike structure
especially
: one of the tiny calcium- or silica-containing bodies that support the tissues of various invertebrates and especially sponges
Medical Definition
spicule
noun
spic·ule
ˈspik-(ˌ)yü(ə)l
: a minute slender pointed usually hard body (as of bone)
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