Roughening

Synonyms for "roughening" (21 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)

abrade abrading abrasive asperity coarse

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

coarsen coarsening conditioning erode etch rough

Related words (10)

Noun(10 words)

roughness rugosity sandpapering scarifying scuff scuffing texture texturing texturization wear

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13 entries

alteration changematerial processingmodificationmorphology changesurface characteristicsurface evolutionsurface preparationsurface processingsurface propertysurface treatmenttexture descriptortransformation

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18 entries

abrasion agingaverage roughnesschemical etchingetchinggranular rougheninggrindinggrit blastinglocalized rougheningmean roughnesspeak roughnesspitted rougheningplaningprogressive rougheningsandblastingshot peening

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Collocations

9 entries

abrasive rougheningchemical rougheningcontrolled rougheninglocalized rougheningnonuniform rougheningprogressive rougheningroughening processroughening ratesurface roughening

Inflections

5 entries

roughened roughenings roughens rougher roughest

Derivations

5 entries

roughen roughened roughener roughly roughness

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