line slip

noun

A variant form of a sphere packing in a cylinder, differing from the uniform structure in missing certain lines that represent contacts between spheres when diagrammed.

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Meanings

nounline slip (plural line slips)

plural line slips

  1. mathematicsA variant form of a sphere packing in a cylinder, differing from the uniform structure in missing certain lines that represent contacts between spheres when diagrammed.
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APA

line slip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20slip

MLA

“line slip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20slip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line slip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20slip.

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