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sphericity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
spheric-i-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.

Uncountable

noun

The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.

Countable

Etymology

From spheric + -ity. In the geometrical sense, defined by the geologist Hakon Wadell in 1935.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sphericities (plural)

Derived Forms

asphericity hemisphericity nonsphericity

Synonyms

sphericality sphericalness sphereness orbicularity roundness globosity globularness rotundity rotundness

Questions

What does sphericity mean?
The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
Where does sphericity come from?
From spheric + -ity. In the geometrical sense, defined by the geologist Hakon Wadell in 1935.

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