GLOBOSITY

sphericity, sphericalness, globosity, globularness, rotundity, rotundness

(noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

globosity (countable and uncountable, plural globosities)

A spherical or globose shape.

Source: Wiktionary


Glo*bos"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. globositas: cf. F. globosité.]

Definition: Sphericity. Ray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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