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fibrosity

fibrosity

9.9
The state of a material that has many thin threads and feels stringy
  • noun
  • /faɪˈbrɑːsɪti/
  • Specialized
: 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
1 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
11 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.