periplegmatic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to a space curve contained between two concentric spheres with its concave side facing always toward the common centre of the two spheres.
Example Sentences
- "A space curve contained between two concentric spheres and with its concave side facing always toward the common center of the two spheres is said to be periplegmatic. The radius vector of a periplegmatic curve is of length between the radii of the two spheres. At the maxima and minima of the radius vector the curve touches respectively the larger or smaller of the two limiting spheres. The radial distance between such a maximum and minimum is called the diastem. The general equation of a periplegmatic curve is represented by […]"
Inflected Forms
more periplegmatic (comparative)
most periplegmatic (superlative)