microspike

noun

Etymology

From micro- + spike.

  1. derived from *spey- — “to be pointed; sharp point, stick
  2. derived from *spīkō — “stick, splinter, point
  3. derived from spík — “spike, sprig
  4. inherited from spike
  5. prefixed as microspike — “micro + spike

Definitions

  1. A microscopic spike.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for microspike. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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