English Explanatory Dictionary

sphericity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
  2. The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

sphericity sphericities

Etymology

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

Synonyms

sphericality sphericalness sphereness orbicularity roundness

Derived words

asphericity hemisphericity nonsphericity
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