What does icicle mean?
Definitions for icicle
ˈaɪ sɪ kəlici·cle
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Princeton's WordNet
iciclenoun
ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water
Wiktionary
iciclenoun
a spear-shape of ice
Etymology: From isykle, equivalent to. Cognate with Isjäkel, Ishekel, ijskegel, dialectal jisegel, isjukel. More at ice, ickle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Iciclenoun
A shoot of ice hanging down from the upper part.
Etymology: from ice.
If distilled vinegar or aqua-fortis be poured into the powder of loadstone, the subsiding powder, dried, retains some magnetical virtue; but if the menstruum be evaporated to a consistence, and afterwards doth shoot into icicles, or crystals, the loadstone hath no power upon them. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Err.
From locks uncomb'd, and from the frozen beard,
Long icicles depend, and crackling sounds are heard. Dryd.The common dropstone consists principally of spar, and is frequently found in form of an icicle, hanging down from the tops and sides of grotto's. John Woodward, Nat. History.
Wikipedia
Icicle
An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes.
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icicle
An icicle is a long, pointed piece of ice that is formed when freezing water drips down from an object, such as a roof or branch, and then freezes again, creating a hanging formation.
Webster Dictionary
Iciclenoun
a pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house
Etymology: [OE. isikel, AS. sgicel; s ice + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. jkull; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh.]
Wikidata
Icicle
Icicle is the name of two fictional DC Comics supervillains.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Icicle
īs′i-kl, n. a hanging point of ice formed by the freezing of dropping water. [A.S. ísgicel, for isesgicel; ises being the gen. of ís, ice, and gicel, an icicle; cf. Ice. jökull.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of icicle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of icicle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of icicle in a Sentence
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- lülə, buz lüləsiAzerbaijani
- сапе́ль, лядзя́к, лядзя́ш, сусо́лкаBelarusian
- вису́лкаBulgarian
- dant-GenverBreton
- caramellCatalan, Valencian
- střechýl, rampouchCzech
- istapDanish
- EiszapfenGerman
- παγοκρύσταλλοςGreek
- carámbanoSpanish
- jääpurikasEstonian
- jääpuikkoFinnish
- glerpípaFaroese
- glaçonFrench
- caisean-reòtaScottish Gaelic
- bwoid rioeeManx
- jégcsapHungarian
- սառցալուլաArmenian
- untai titisan air yg membekuIndonesian
- grýlukertiIcelandic
- ghiaccioloItalian
- つらら, 氷柱Japanese
- ლოლუაGeorgian
- сүңгі, сүмелекKazakh
- ಹಿಮಸರಳು, ಹಿಮದ ಬಿಳಲುKannada
- 고드름Korean
- stīriaLatin
- varveklisLithuanian
- lāstekaLatvian
- мра́зулецMacedonian
- соеө мөсMongolian
- ijspegel, ijskegel, pegelDutch
- istappNorwegian
- sopelPolish
- sinceloPortuguese
- țurțurRomanian
- сосу́лькаRussian
- леденица, поледица, ledenica, poledicaSerbo-Croatian
- cencúľSlovak
- ledena svečaSlovene
- hellAlbanian
- istappSwedish
- buz saçağıTurkish
- буру́лькаUkrainian
- cột băng, trụ băngVietnamese
- gladülVolapük
- 冰柱Chinese
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