"verticity" meaning in English

See verticity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: verticities [plural]
Etymology: Compare French verticité. See vertex. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|verticité}} French verticité Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} verticity (countable and uncountable, plural verticities)
  1. The quality or power of turning; revolution; rotation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-verticity-en-noun-aQbj3j4T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27
  2. An alleged tendency to move around or toward the North or South Pole. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-verticity-en-noun-IzGCbzac

Inflected forms

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