ruggedness
ruggedness · ruggednesses
The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is ruggedThe state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged.
» In materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged.
(countable, uncountable)A rugged or irregular feature.
More definitions
- the quality of being topologically uneven
- the quality of being difficult to do
- the property of being big and strong
Examples
1 sentencesIn materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
Forms
plural: ruggednesses| Singular | ruggedness |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedrugged
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable