unevenness
The quality or characteristic of being unevenThe quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.
» In materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The quality or characteristic of being uneven; irregularity; inconsistency; the lack of smoothness or continuity.
The unevenness of his voice betrayed his nervousness.
the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity
(countable)The result or product of being uneven.
(countable, uncountable)A rough or uneven thing.
Examples
1 sentencesIn materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English unevennesse, equivalent to uneven + -ness.From Middle English unevennesse, equivalent to uneven + -ness.
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Forms
plural: unevennesses| Singular | unevenness |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity:variability
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable