clump
noun
a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
clumpiness
-
a word derived from
clump.
Example Sentences
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The clumpiness issue is one reason why something like early dark energy alone won’t solve the Hubble tension, Vagnozzi argues.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 31, 2023
A second tension is over an independent parameter called S8, which describes the clumpiness of matter in the cosmic web of galaxies.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
“The observation that yawning is contagious may have arisen as a consequence of our tendency to see patterns and causation where none exists, to misinterpret the clumpiness of randomness as something else,” he argues.
From Slate ● Mar. 2, 2017
The companies have also asked pain doctors to show patients a chart about stool “health,” with diagrams to help assess shape and clumpiness.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2016
The researchers believe the clumpiness results, at least in part, from the ants' vulnerability to a parasitic fly.
From US News ● Aug. 30, 2010
