pilosity

/pai'lɔsiti/

Thân thiện

The biologist examines the pilosity of the leaf under bright light.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being hairy; hairiness: The condition of having a covering of hair, fur, or fine filaments.

Usage

• The word "pilosity" is a formal, scientific, or technical term. It is most commonly used in biological, medical, or anthropological contexts to describe the density, length, or presence of hair on an organism or a specific body part. It is not typically used in everyday conversation.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The pilosity of the caterpillar's body provides it with some protection from predators.
  • Anthropologists study the variation in human pilosity across different populations.
  • The degree of pilosity on the leaf's underside is a key identifying feature for this plant species.

Advanced Usage

• Comparative Pilosity: Used to compare hairiness between subjects.
  • The study noted a significant difference in pilosity between the two subspecies of mice.
• Describing Specific Areas: Often modified to specify a location.
  • facial pilosity, thoracic pilosity, abdominal pilosity

Variants and Related Words

• Pilose (adj): Covered with soft, fine hair.
  • The pilose leaves felt velvety to the touch.
• Pilosism (n): A rare synonym for excessive hairiness.
• Hirsutism (n): A medical condition characterized by excessive hair growth in women and children, typically in a male-pattern distribution. (This is a related but more specific clinical term).

Synonyms

• Hairiness: The most direct and common synonym.
• Pubescence: In biology, often refers to a covering of short, soft hair; downiness.
• Villosities: Can refer to fine, hair-like projections, especially in anatomy (e.g., intestinal villi).

Antonyms

• Glabrousness: The quality of being smooth and hairless.
• Baldness: The state of having no hair on the head.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the quality of having hair

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hairiness