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fibrosity

fibrosity

9.9
The state of a material that has many thin threads and feels stringy
  • noun
  • /faɪˈbrɑːsɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fibrosidad
  • The fibrosity of the plant's stem gives it extra strength and flexibility.

Examples

  • Cheese makers often judge mozzarella by its fibrosity, which affects its texture when melted.

  • Microscopic examination revealed a high degree of fibrosity in the tissue samples.

  • The fibrosity of the material makes it durable.

  • In plants, fibrosity can affect their growth patterns.

  • Microscopic examination revealed a high degree of fibrosity in the tissue samples.

  • The fibrosity of the plant's stem gives it extra strength and flexibility.

  • Cheese makers often judge mozzarella by its fibrosity, which affects its texture when melted.

Synonyms

fibrousness
vsfibrosity
7.6

A quality of having many long thin parts that makes something hard to chew or tough to eat

has identical meaning but uses an alternate term form

How Fibrous

stringy
4 3.3
fibrosity
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

fibrosity singular
fibrosities plural

Morphology

fibrosity = fibrous (transparent) = fibrous + ity

Formed by standard noun derivation from the adjective 'fibrous' with '-ity', meaning the state or quality of being fibrous.

Etymology

Fibrosity comes from the Latin root fibra meaning 'fiber' and the ending -osity meaning 'the quality of'. Think of tiny threads: the same idea is in the words fiber and fibrous, so fibrosity is the 'thready' quality of something, the state of being full of fibers or having a fibrous texture.