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Roughness
//ˈɹʌf.nəs// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The property of being rough, coarseness. countable, uncountable
"The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart."
- 2 harsh or severe speech or behavior wordnet
- 3 Something that is rough; a rough spot. countable, uncountable
"A variety of suitable methods for surface inspection are available to detect topographical defects induced by surface roughnesses such as scratches, digs, inclusions and spatters."
- 4 an unpolished unrefined quality wordnet
- 5 Roughage; coarse fodder. US, countable, uncountable
"With this latter implement, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats, hay and other "roughness" may be finely cut up[…]"
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- 6 a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven wordnet
- 7 Abundance, especially of food. Scotland, countable, uncountable
- 8 the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses wordnet
- 9 A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface countable
"The surface roughness was low."
- 10 the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion wordnet
- 11 rowdy behavior wordnet
- 12 used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather wordnet
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”).
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