Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leafwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leaf-wise
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.

adv

In terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.

Example Sentences

"In particular, in the case where the boundary holonomy is infinitely tangent to the identity, we determine the structure of the group of leafwise holomorphic automorphisms."

Etymology

From leaf + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: leaf

Questions

What does leafwise mean?: In terms of the leaves of a tree or similar data structure.
Where does leafwise come from?: From leaf + -wise.

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