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Barnacle

/ˈbɑːnəkl̩/

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

📖 Definitions of "Barnacle"

noun
  1. 1

    A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

  2. 2

    The barnacle goose.

  3. 3

    In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.

  4. 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.

verb
  1. 1

    To connect with or attach.

  2. 2

    To press close against something.

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