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Hardness
//ˈhɑɹdnəs// noun
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Noun
- 1 The quality of being hard. countable, uncountable
"Who can number the cloudes in wiſedom? or who can ſtay the bottles of heauen, / When the duſt groweeh^([sic – meaning groweth]) into hardneſſe and the clods cleaue faſt together?"
- 2 excessive sternness wordnet
- 3 An instance of this quality; hardship. countable, uncountable
- 4 the quality of being difficult to do wordnet
- 5 The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm). countable, uncountable
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- 6 devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness wordnet
- 7 The resistance to scratching, cutting, indentation or abrasion of a metal or other solid material. countable, uncountable
- 8 a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering wordnet
- 9 The penetrating ability of electromagnetic radiation, such as x-rays; generally, the shorter the wavelength, the harder and more penetrating the radiation. countable, uncountable
- 10 the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale wordnet
- 11 The measure of resistance to damage of a facility, equipment, installation, or telecommunications infrastructure when subjected to attack. countable, uncountable
- 12 A measure of how hard a material is. countable
"The hardness of the material was high."
Etymology
From Middle English hardness, hardnesse, from Old English heardnes, from heard + -nes, equivalent to hard + -ness.
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