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space-filling model

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
space--fill-ing -mod-el
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of three-dimensional molecular model, where the atoms are represented by spheres whose radii are proportional to the radii of the atoms, and whose center-to-center distances are proportional to the distances between the atomic nuclei, all in the same scale.

Inflected Forms

space-filling models (plural) spacefilling model (alternative)

Synonyms

calotte model CPK model

Questions

What does space-filling model mean?
A type of three-dimensional molecular model, where the atoms are represented by spheres whose radii are proportional to the radii of the atoms, and whose center-to-center distances are proportional to the distances between the atomic nuclei, all in the same scale.

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