SPHERICITY

sphericity, sphericalness, globosity, globularness, rotundity, rotundness

(noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sphericity (countable and uncountable, plural sphericities)

(chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.

(geometry, countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.

Synonyms

• (being a sphere): sphericality, sphericalness, sphereness; orbicularity, roundness

Source: Wiktionary


Sphe*ric"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. sphéricité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being spherial; roundness; as, the sphericity of the planets, or of a drop of water.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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