Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maas's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maas's law
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The observation that columns in bookrolls often exhibit a forward tilt such that both edges of a column gradually move to the left as the column progresses.

Etymology

Named after classical scholar Paul Maas (1880–1964).

Questions

What does maas's law mean?: The observation that columns in bookrolls often exhibit a forward tilt such that both edges of a column gradually move to the left as the column progresses.
Where does maas's law come from?: Named after classical scholar Paul Maas (1880–1964).

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