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micropile

noun

Etymology

From micro- + pile.

  1. derived from pīlum — “heavy javelin”
  2. inherited from *pīl✻
  3. inherited from pīl
  4. inherited from pile
  5. prefixed as micropile — “micro + pile”

Definitions

  1. Microfleece (material).

  2. A type of very small diameter pile used in building/construction.

  3. Opening in the seed coat which allows water to enter.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the…

      An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA