adminicle

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ad min′i kəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ad•min•i•cle  (ad min′i kəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an aid; auxiliary.
  • Latin adminiculum prop, support (ad- ad- + -min- probably to be identified with the base of ēminere to stick out, protrude (see eminent) + -i- -i- + -culum -cle2)
  • 1550–60
ad•mi•nic•u•lar  (ad′mə nik′yə lər),USA pronunciation ad•mi•nic•u•lar•y  (ad′mə nik′yə ler′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 

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