Icicle vs. Ossicle

Iciclenoun

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

Iciclenoun

A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house.

Iciclenoun

a pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water

Icicle

An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes.

Ossiclenoun

(anatomy) A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.

Ossiclenoun

(zoology) Bone-like joint or plate, especially:

Ossiclenoun

one of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes;

Ossiclenoun

one of the hard articuli or joints of the stem or branches of a crinoid or encrinite;

Ossiclenoun

one of the several small hard chitinous parts or processes of the gastric skeleton of crustaceans, as in the stomach of a lobster or crawfish.

Ossiclenoun

The skeleton of echinoderms is made of ossicles, linked to each other via muscles and connective tissue.

Ossiclenoun

A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.

Ossiclenoun

One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.

Ossiclenoun

a small bone; especially one in the middle ear