sphericity
sphericity · sphericities
Kugelförmigkeit, Sphärizität
The quality of being spherical, being a sphereThe quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
Kugelförmigkeit
(countable)The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.
Sphärizität
More definitions
- the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
Translations
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By meaning 2
quality of being spherical:
ratio of particle surface area to sphere surface area:
Origin
From spheric + -ity. In the geometrical sense, defined by the geologist Hakon Wadell in 19From spheric + -ity. In the geometrical sense, defined by the geologist Hakon Wadell in 1935.
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Forms
plural: sphericities| Singular | sphericity |
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Synonyms
9 synonymsbeing a sphere:sphericalitysphericalnessorbicularityroundnesssphereness
Close in meaning
- the roundness of a 3-dimensional object:sphericalnessglobosityglobularnessrotundityrotundness
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedspheric
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable