On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Pappus. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as calyx and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Pappus meaning
- The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed.
- The first downy hairs that appear on the chin.
Synonyms of Pappus
Using Pappus
- The main meaning on this page is: The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae floret that take the form of trichomes or scale attached to the ovary or seed. | The first downy hairs that appear on the chin.
- Useful related words include: calyx.
Context around Pappus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pappus
- In this selection, "pappus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, satisfying, notably, hairy, hipparchus and falls stand out and add context to how "pappus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hairy pappus and according to pappus hipparchus found. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pappus" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pappus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wind dispersal is common ( anemochory ) assisted by a hairy pappus. (10 words)
In some species, however, the pappus falls off (for example in Helianthus ). (12 words)
A projective plane satisfying Pappus's theorem universally is called a Pappian plane. (13 words)
In any case, according to Pappus, Hipparchus found that the least distance is 71 (from this eclipse), and the greatest 81 Earth radii. (23 words)
Pappus of Alexandria described it (in his commentary on the Almagest of that chapter), as did Proclus (Hypotyposis IV). (19 words)
There had been some early work in this area by Hellenistic geometers, notably Pappus (c. 340). (16 words)
Example sentences (6)
A projective plane satisfying Pappus's theorem universally is called a Pappian plane.
In any case, according to Pappus, Hipparchus found that the least distance is 71 (from this eclipse), and the greatest 81 Earth radii.
In some species, however, the pappus falls off (for example in Helianthus ).
Pappus of Alexandria described it (in his commentary on the Almagest of that chapter), as did Proclus (Hypotyposis IV).
There had been some early work in this area by Hellenistic geometers, notably Pappus (c. 340).
Wind dispersal is common ( anemochory ) assisted by a hairy pappus.