roughness
The property of being rough, coarsenessThe property of being rough, coarseness.
» In materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The property of being rough, coarseness.
The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.
Rauheit, Grobheit
шерохова́тостьšeroxovátostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Something that is rough; a rough spot.
the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
(US, countable, uncountable)Roughage; coarse fodder.
(Scotland, countable, uncountable)Abundance, especially of food.
(countable)A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface
The surface roughness was low.
Examples
1 sentencesIn materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. CoInherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”).
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Forms
plural: roughnesses| Singular | roughness |
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regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven:raggedness
- an unpolished unrefined quality:crudeness
- the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses:harshness
- the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion:pittingindentation
- used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather:choppinessrough water
- rowdy behavior:rowdinessrowdyismdisorderliness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable