new word: 'trichoequilibrium'

[abigailbrady]

me and grim_tim and drjane invented a new word at the weekend. it is "trichoequilibrium" and as of writing this it has no google hits. the word means: the natural length your hair will remain at if you don't have it cut.

as an example of usage, if you have fast growing, strong, or persistent hair, you will end up with a longer trichoequilibrium point than folks who don't.

(i just read a latin textbook, can you tell? 18 books this year, by the way, i hope to have all 50 done by the end of summer! more if graphic novels count.)

Comments

[shermarama]

That's a good word. I think I might be in partial trichoequilibrium, in that most of my hair is as long as it gets and has been for years, but there are some bits that get shaved. Would it apply only to head hair, or all general hair? Is trichoequilibrium in men the desert island castaway look?

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

Yes, adjectives all round. I guess we could use "pogoequilibrium" for when specifically a beard is in trichoequilibrium, as an example.