Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minimal surface

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
min-i-mal -sur-face
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames

noun

Any surface of vanishing mean curvature. Includes, but is not restricted to, surfaces of minimal area, as given by some boundary conditions.

Inflected Forms

minimal surfaces (plural)

Questions

What does minimal surface mean?
Any surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames

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