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Rarebarnacle
The correct spelling is barnacle.
How to pronounce barnacle
/ˈbɑːnəkl̩/
nounIPA: /ˈbɑːnəkl̩/
Say it like: Bar-nac-le
The correct spelling is barnacle. A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
- 2.The barnacle goose.
- 3.In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
- 4.On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
- 5.A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
verb
- 1.To connect with or attach.
- 2.To press close against something.
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