In materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
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Roughness
/ˈɹʌf.nəs/
Synonyms for "roughness" (280 found)
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Noun(8 words)
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choppinesschurlishnessclumsinesscoarse-grainednesscoarsenesscracked voicecrassnesscrosswindcrudenesscruditycrustinesscumbrousnesscurtnesscuttingnessdestructivenessdesultorinessdisconnectednessdiscontinuitydiscorddryness
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dysphemismearthinesseccentricityedgeempty spaceerraticnessextremityfavorable windferociousnessfibrillationfiercenessfitfulnessfits and startsfluctuationfogforcefrontfuriousnessgaudinessgothicismgracelessnessgraininessgranularitygranulationgreennessgrimnessgripgrittinessgrossnessgruffnessgutturalismgutturalitygutturalnesshardnessharshnesshead windheavinesshigh-pressure areahoarsenessholehuskinessill-balanced sentencesimmaturenessimmaturityimpetuosityimproprietyimpurityinclemencyinconcinnityinconstancyincorrectnessindecorousnessindelicacyineleganceinelegancy
Adjective(2 words)
coarse detailsgrainy texture
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inequalityinfelicityinhumanityintensityintermittenceionosphereirregularityjerkinessjetstreamkeennesslack of finishlack of polishleadennessloudnesslow-pressure areamalignitymercilessnessmeretriciousnessmindlessnessmordacity
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mordancymurderousnessnastinessnondevelopmentnonuniformityobscenityovercastoversimplicityoversimplificationpatchinesspiquancypitilessnesspocketpoignancypointpompousnessponderousnesspoor dictionpungencyraspinessraucityrawnessreductionismribaldryrigorrudenesssavageryscrapinessscratchinesssesquipedalianismsesquipedalityseveritysharpnessshortnesssimplismslipshod constructionsoupsournessspacespasticitysporadicitysporadicnessspottinessstaggersternnessstertorousnessstiltednessstingstratospherestridencystringencysubstratospheresurlinesstail windtartnesstastelessnessteethterrorismthe roughthicknessthroatinesstoothtrenchancytropopausetropospheretroughtruculenceturbulenceturgidityuglinessuncertaintyuncouthnessuncultivationundevelopmentuneuphoniousnessunevennessunfinishunfinishednessunfledgednessungentlenessungracefulnessunmethodicalnessunpredictabilityunrefinementunripenessunseemlinessunsteadinessunsystematicnessunwieldinessvandalismvariabilityvehemencevenomviciousnessviolencevirulencevisibilityvisibility zerovulgarismvulgaritywhimsicalitywobble
Adjective(2 words)
irregular texturerough
Noun(16 words)
jaggednesslumpinesspittingraggednessrockinessrough waterrougheningroughsrowdinessrowdyismruggednessscallopingsolid particle surfacesurface roughnesstextureunevenness
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6 entriesbumpy surfacecoarse texturerough surfacerough texturesurface roughnessuneven texture
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The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.
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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.
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With this latter implement, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats, hay and other "roughness" may be finely cut up[…]
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