Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close-packing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: close--pack-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ordered arrangement of objects such as to create the greatest density (e.g. of atoms in a crystal).

Inflected Forms

close-packings (plural)

Phrases

close-packed

Frequently Paired Words

close-packed

Questions

What does close-packing mean?: The ordered arrangement of objects such as to create the greatest density (e.g. of atoms in a crystal).

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