Meaning of "spiculum" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPICULUM

From Latin: small sharp point, from spica.

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPICULUM

spiculum  [ˈspɪkjʊləm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPICULUM

Spiculum is a noun.

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WHAT DOES SPICULUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spiculum

A spiculum is a late Roman spear that replaced the pilum as the infantryman's main throwing javelin around AD 250. Scholars suppose that it could have resulted from the gradual combination of the pilum and two German spears, the angon and the bebra. As more and more Germans joined the Roman army, their culture and traditions became a driving force for change. The spiculum was better than the old pilum when used as a thrusting spear, but still maintained some of the former weapon's penetrative power when thrown. Vegetius mentions the spiculum in his military manual, but some scholars maintain that the spiculum was simply a different name for the pilum. Whatever the case, most historians accept that the spiculum evolved from the earlier javelins used by the Roman army. The main difference between the spiculum and the pilum was the length of the thin point. The spiculum tended to have a much shorter iron point. Thus, the spiculum was significantly shorter than its ancestor, perhaps 190 cm long. The spiculum had a medium iron shank attached to the head. Its exact design is not fully known as there were many variants.

TRANSLATION OF SPICULUM

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPICULUM»

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Form Emphasis for Metalsmiths

THE SPICULUM, OR ACICULAR FORM Preparing the Sheet Blank for the Double-Ended Spiculum The blank is cut from sheet stock and may be of any size, but the optimum proportions of the thickness, width, and length, are important ...

Heikki Seppä, 1978

proceedings of the scientific meetings of the zoological ...

A spiculum of the skeleton, x 108 linear. 4. A birotulate spiculum of the ovaria, x 660 linear, c. A view of the external surface of a rotula, X660 linear. 2. S. Leidii, — a. A spiculum of the skeleton, x 108. b. A birotulate spiculum of the ovaria, ...

‎1863

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1832).

Fig. 4. A group of the same form of spicula as No. .'$. in situ around a skeleton- fasciculus, from the specimen of Ryalontma in the Bristol Museum. Magnified 108 times linear. Fig. 5. An inflato-fusiformi-acerate external defensive spiculum ...

‎1867

Systematic lists illustrative of the flora, fauna, ...

M7. 148. M9. 150. Equiangular Iriradiate spiculum. PL 1 1. , fig. 6 Spiculated equiangular triradiate spiculum. PI. II., fig. 7 Incipiently expanso-tcmate spiculum. PI. II., fig.8 . Expando-ternate spiculum. PL II., figs, c & 10 Expando.ternate spiculum, ...

Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, 1870

Systematic Lists Illustrative of the Flora, Fauna, ...

t Table showing the Geographical Distribution ix ths List of Species. Equiangular triradiate spiculum. PI. II., rig. 6; Spiculated equiangular triradiate spiculum.' pi. n.. «f.7 Incjpiently expanso-ternate spiculum. Pl. II., *e I B O a '3 e* ...

‎1870

A List of the Irish Liassic Fossils, with Notes on the New ...

.3 .5. "2'. :-. -= v. =3. 5'5. '6. 3. 2 3 ,--__ .r: -—5 :3 o g, .I: .1: 0 '5 A a :4 E; u m 3 m u 3 B 3 3 k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Io . II 12 I3 128. Equiangular triradiate spiculum. P1. 11. , fig. 6 l _ _ _ § - 129. Spiculated equiangular triradiate spiculum., ' I ' ,Pl.ll.,fig.7 ...

Ralph Tate, 1870

Annual Report and Financial Statement

X x X X 136. Furcated attenuato-patento-ternate spiculum. F l I P1.II.,fig. X X X .. X X x X X . 137. Recurvo-temate spiculum. P1. 11., fig. x9. . . .. . . . . , X _ , X X . I38- Spiculum. nov. PLIIL, .. .. X .. .. q X .. . 139. Spiculum. P1. III.,figs.z&3 .. l .. .. .. x x .

Belfast Naturalists' Field Club, 1872

The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal ...

Lagenate spiculum of Gorgonia sp. x 800. „ 2— „ „ papillifera, M. Edw., x 300. „ 3. — „ „ crinita, Val., x 300. ,, 4. — „ „ sp., probably allied to G. papulosa, Esp., x 300. This drawing is enlarged from a figure given in ' Quekett's Lectures on Histology ...

‎1870

Lists of the Flora, Fauna and Palaeontology of the North of ...

[The figures in parentheses refer to the numbers in the List of Species. ] Figs. I, 2 ( 124) Acerate spicula. Springhill, Co. Derry. ,, 3 (l25) Attenuato-acuate spiculum. Springhill, Co. Derry. ,, 4 (I26) Moniliform attenuaio-acuate spiculum. Springhill ...

‎1871

The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...

Pig. 1. Silicious, double-pointed, curved spiculum of the Spon- gilla friabilis. (See Edin. Phil. Jour. vol. xiv. p. 279.) This and the following 19 figures are magnified 50 times. Fig. 2. Silicious, fusiform, curved spiculum of the Spongia papillaris.

‎1827

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPICULUM»

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... en las acciones preventivas encaminadas al control de la podredumbre radical ocasionada por los patógenos Phytophtora cinnamomi y Pythium spiculum. «Huelva Información, Aug 14»

O centurião e a porcentagem foram à base do primitivo raciocínio …

geralmente, na outra extremidade, uma peça metálica, também aguda (spiculum), Além do armamento individual, os soldados romanos usavam, nas ... «Administradores, Apr 13»

Music notes: What's a Nyogthaeblisz?

Friday: Engaged in Mutilating, H.R.A., Speedwolf, Grave Ritual, Spiculum Iratus, Manticore, Infernal Stronghold, Wombbath, Ghoul, Blasphemophahger, Weapon ... «San Antonio Express, Dec 10»

Craft Center plans to reopen in October

Pati Segar of Danbury works on a micro spiculum at The Brookfield Craft Center which began offering classes again last weekend after it closed in May. Sept. «Danbury News Times, Sep 10»