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Meaning of "animalcule" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANIMALCULE

From New Latin animalculum a small animal.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANIMALCULE

animalcule  [ˌænɪˈmælkjuːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANIMALCULE

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Animalcule is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANIMALCULE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Animalcule

Animalcule is an older term for a microscopic animal or protozoan. Some better-known animalcules include: ▪ Actinophryies, and other heliozoa, called sun animalcules ▪ Amoeba, called Proteus animalculeNoctiluca scintillans, commonly called the 'Sea Sparkles' ▪ Paramecium, called slipper animalcules ▪ Rotifers, called wheel animalcules ▪ Stentor, called trumpet animalcules ▪ Vorticella, and other peritrichs, called bell animalcules The term was also used by Anton van Leeuwenhoek, the 17th-century preformationist and discoverer of microorganisms, to describe spermatozoa. The word appears in the Major-General's Song, in which Major-General Stanley sings, "I know the scientific names of beings animalculous..."...

Definition of animalcule in the English dictionary

The definition of animalcule in the dictionary is a microscopic animal such as an amoeba or rotifer.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANIMALCULE


bascule
ˈbæskjuːl
biomolecule
ˈbaɪəʊˌmɒlɪkjuːl
crepuscule
ˈkrɛpəsˌkjuːl
fascicule
ˈfæsɪˌkjuːl
graticule
ˈɡrætɪˌkjuːl
groupuscule
ˈɡruːpəˌskjuːl
macromolecule
ˌmækrəʊˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl
macule
ˈmækjuːl
majuscule
ˈmædʒəˌskjuːl
miniscule
ˈmɪnɪˌskjuːl
minuscule
ˈmɪnəˌskjuːl
molecule
ˈmɒlɪˌkjuːl
monticule
ˈmɒntɪˌkjuːl
nucule
ˈnjuːkjuːl
opuscule
ɒˈpʌskjuːl
reticule
ˈrɛtɪˌkjuːl
ridicule
ˈrɪdɪˌkjuːl
saccule
ˈsækjuːl
spicule
ˈspɪkjuːl
ventricule
ˈvɛntrɪkjuːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANIMALCULE

animal magnetism
animal rights
animal rights campaigner
animal rights movement
animal sanctuary
animal spirits
animal starch
animal testing
animal welfare
animalcular
animalculism
animalculist
animalculum
animalic
animalier
animalisation
animalise
animalism
animalist
animalistic

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANIMALCULE

aedicule
calycule
corpuscule
floccule
floscule
gram molecule
homuncule
lenticule
lodicule
opercule
oscule
poeticule
scrobicule
self-ridicule
silicule
submolecule
supramolecule
vermicule
vocule
wheel animalcule

Synonyms and antonyms of animalcule in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «animalcule» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANIMALCULE

Find out the translation of animalcule to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of animalcule from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «animalcule» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微生物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

animalcule
570 millions of speakers

English

animalcule
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कीटाणु
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حوين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

animalcule
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

animalcule
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

animalcule
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

animalcule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Haiwan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mikroskopisch kleines Tierchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

微小動物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

극미 동물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Animalcule
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vi sinh vật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு விலங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पशू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayvancık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microbo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drobnoustrój
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

animalcule
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

animalcule
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

animalcule
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oerdiertje
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

animalcule
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

animalcule
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of animalcule

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANIMALCULE»

The term «animalcule» is normally little used and occupies the 132.733 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANIMALCULE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «animalcule» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «animalcule» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about animalcule

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANIMALCULE»

Discover the use of animalcule in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to animalcule and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Annual report of the Metropolitan Board of Health of the ...
Vorticella , an animalcule, x 312. e. Conferva, vegetable, " green scum," x 40. /. Epithelial cell, probably from manure ^during freshet, x 200. .'/. Fragillaria capucina, vegetable, a diatom, x 200. h. Heteromita ovata, an animalcule, x 500. t .
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Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York
Vorticella , an animalcule, x 312. e. Conferva, vegetable, " green scum," x 40. /. Epithelial cell, probably from manure during freshet, x 200. g. Fragillaria capucina , vegetable, a diatom, x 200. h. Hetcromita ovata, an animalcule, x 500. i. Halteria  ...
American Institute of the City of New York, 1871
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Lecture on water delivered before the American Institute of ...
Vortioella , an animalcule, x 312. e. Conferva, vegetable, " green scum," x 40. /. Epithelial cell, probably from manure during freshet, x 200. g. Fragillaria capucina , vegetable, a diatom, x 200. h. Heteromita ovata, an animalcule, x 500. i.
Charles Frederick Chandler, 1871
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Annual report
Cyclotella astrcea, vegetable, a diatom, x 200. d Yorticella , an animalcule, x 812. t. Conferva, vegetable, " green scum," x 40. /. Epithelial cell, probably from manure during freshet, x 200. g. Fragillaria capucina, vegetable, a diatom, x 200. 4.
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Annual Report
Vorticella , an animalcule, x 312. e. Conferva, vegetable, " green scum," x 40. /. Epithelial cell, probably from manure during freshet, x 200. g. Fragillaria capucina , vegetable, a diatom, x 200. h. Heteromita ovata, an animalcule, x 500. i. Halteria  ...
American Institute of the City of New York, 1871
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Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
Torticella , an animalcule, x 312. c. Conferva, vegetable, " green scum," x 40. /. Epithelial cell, probably from manure during freshet, x 200. y. Fragillaria capucina , vegetable, a diatom, x 200. h. Heteromita ovata, an animalcule, x 500. i. Halteria  ...
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly, 1871
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The Microscopist's Companion; a Popular Manual of Practical ...
... the leaping tailed-monad ; cryptomonas ovata, or egg-shaped loricated monad ; lagenella euchlora or green flask-shaped monad ; pandorina morum or green berry-like globe animalcule ; synura uvella or grape ray-gldbe animalcule; volvox  ...
John King, 1859
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The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
that the mucus of the vagina in some women, apparently in perfect health, is such that the spermatic animalcule perish immediately in it. This noxious quality belongs sometimes to the vaginal, at other times to the uterine mucus. Having ...
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The Collected Letters of Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek -
When I discovered the said young animalcule, I had observed that on the other side of the body of the first animalcule there was a round knobble, which in a few hours I saw becoming gradually larger, as designated here in Fig. 4 at GI, and ...
A Committee of Dutch Scientists, 1996
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Annual Report of the American Institute, of the City of New York
Vorticella , an animalcule, x 312. e. Conferva, vegetable, " green scum," x 40. /. Epithelial cell, probably from manure during freshet, x 200. g. Fragillaria capucina , vegetable, a diatom, x 200. h. Heteromita ovata, an animalcule, x 500. 1.
American Institute of the City of New York, 1871

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANIMALCULE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term animalcule is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jackson spelling bee victor's reign ends in national preliminaries
Srinithi Kanakam spelled her words, "lithe" and "animalcule," perfectly during the preliminary rounds at bee Wednesday, but her score wasn't ... «MLive.com, May 15»
2
Reading the John Updike stories: 'Under the Microscope'
... an old vorticella, a plantlike animalcule as dreary, the cyclops thought, as the batch of puffs rooted to the flap of last year's succes d'estime.". «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan 15»
3
Electroplankton Sun-Animalcule (DSiWare) Review - Nintendo Life
Sun-Animalcule is an application where you interact with 'electroplankton' – tiny undersea creatures that produce sounds when manipulated ... «Nintendo Life, Nov 09»
4
Castle of Magic, Electroplankton titles Available as DSiWare
Castle of Magic, myNotebook: Blue, as well as Electroplankton Luminarrow, Electroplankton Sun-Animalcule, Electroplankton Lumiloop, Electroplankton ... «Game Guru, Nov 09»
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Friday Sprog Blogging: Mole Day.
Like an “animalcule” is a little animal. Dr. Free-Ride: A microscopic one. Elder offspring: So a molecule is a little mole? Dr. Free-Ride's better ... «ScienceBlogs, Oct 09»
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Official: Spore one of top inventions of 2008
Time claims that it was "blasphemy, brilliance or both to take the entire evolution of a species — from a single-celled animalcule in a drop of ... «TechRadar.com, Nov 08»
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The Undiscovered World of Thomas Edison
The somber dream of the grey-eyed Corsican A Brain so small that an animalcule went to view it with a compound microscope. . . . Edison's genius is all the ... «Atlantic Online, Jan 06»

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