slenderness — slender ► ADJECTIVE (slenderer, slenderest) 1) gracefully thin. 2) barely sufficient: a slender majority. DERIVATIVES slenderly adverb slenderness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
Slenderness — Slender Slen der, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl. {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin, slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen, slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.] 1. Small or narrow in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slenderness — noun see slender … New Collegiate Dictionary
slenderness — See slenderly. * * * … Universalium
slenderness — noun The property of being slender … Wiktionary
slenderness — slen·der·ness || slendÉ™rnɪs n. slimness, thinness, slightness; meagerness … English contemporary dictionary
slenderness — slen·der·ness … English syllables
slenderness — See: slender … English dictionary
slenderness ratio — Rocketry. See aspect ratio (def. 4a). * * * … Universalium
slenderness ratio — noun : the ratio of the length of a structural member (as a column) to its least radius of gyration * * * Rocketry. See aspect ratio (def. 4a) … Useful english dictionary
