Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spherical cow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: spher-i-cal -cow
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A highly simplified scientific model of a complex real-life phenomenon.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"[…] something of a "spherical cow" approximation of dark matter."

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

spherical cows (plural)

Synonyms

spherical chicken

Questions

What does spherical cow mean?: A highly simplified scientific model of a complex real-life phenomenon.

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