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Definition of Sphericity
1. Noun. The roundness of a 3-dimensional object.
Generic synonyms: Roundness
Derivative terms: Globose, Globular, Rotund, Rotund, Spherical, Spheric
Definition of Sphericity
1. n. The quality or state of being spherial; roundness; as, the sphericity of the planets, or of a drop of water.
Definition of Sphericity
1. Noun. (chiefly uncountable) The quality of being spherical, being a sphere. ¹
2. Noun. (geometry countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sphericity
1. [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphericity
Literary usage of Sphericity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by Andrew Dickson White (1896)
"See also Grote on Plato's doctrine of the sphericity of the earth ... For a very
full summary of the views of the ancients on the sphericity of the earth, ..."
2. A History of the warfare of science with theology in Christendom v. 1 by Andrew Dickson White (1901)
"See also Grote on Plato's doctrine of the sphericity of the earth ... For a very
full summary of the views of the ancients on the sphericity of the earth, ..."
3. A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by Andrew Dickson White (1896)
"See also Grote on Plato's doctrine of the sphericity of the earth ... For a very
full summary of the views of the ancients on the sphericity of the earth, ..."
4. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1904)
"Stress-accumulation independent of sphericity.—The principle of the dome is
brought into play whenever an interior shell shrinks away, or tends to shrink ..."
5. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1904)
"Stress-accumulation independent of sphericity.—The principle of the dome is
brought into play whenever an interior shell shrinks away, or tends to shrink ..."
6. History of the New World Called America by Edward John Payne (1892)
"The first process, which tended to realise what may be sphericity called the
Hispano-Indian or Columbian idea, was naturally suggested by the discovery of ..."
7. Rational Cosmology: Or, The Eternal Principles and the Necessary Laws of the by Laurens Perseus Hickok (1858)
"The proper radius would always secure the sphericity of the fluid. Vapors, in
their most volatile state, have the same law of sphericity as fluids. ..."
8. History of America Before Columbus: According to Documents and Approved Authors by Peter De Roo (1900)
"Edw. J. Payne answers well:4 " Lactantius does not deny the sphericity of the
... Not many to-day can illustrate the truth of the earth's sphericity more ..."
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