sphericity
Meanings
Plural: sphericities
Noun
- the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
- The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
- The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.
Origin / Etymology
From spheric + -ity. In the geometrical sense, defined by the geologist Hakon Wadell in 1935.
Synonyms
globosity, globularness, orbicularity, rotundity, rotundness, roundness, sphereness, sphericality, sphericalness
Scrabble Score: 20
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