Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verticity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-tic-i-ty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or power of turning; revolution; rotation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An alleged tendency to move around or toward the North or South Pole.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I hardly believe he hath from elder times unknown the verticity of the loadstone."

Etymology

Compare French verticité. See vertex.

Usage

Inflected Forms

verticities (plural)

Questions

What does verticity mean?: The quality or power of turning; revolution; rotation.
Where does verticity come from?: Compare French verticité. See vertex.

How to pronounce verticity

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