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roughness
has definitions from the fields of music,chemistry,meteorology
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[ noun ] a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven
Used in print (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)Spring used a Brush surface analyzer in a metal cleaning study and showed considerable differences in soil removal , depending_upon surface roughness . Related terms smoothness texture harshness coarseness shagginess bumpiness slub coarseness |
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[ noun ] an unpolished unrefined quality
Synonyms Examples "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her" Used in print (T. C. McClary, "The Flooded Desert," Argosy,...)It was n't the roughness and crudity and discomfort of the trip that had frightened her . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
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