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roughness
/ˈɹʌf.nəs/
noun 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
other
ROUGHNESS + NOUN
road, ruggedness
ADV.
finely
Definitions
noun
1
The property of being rough, coarseness.
The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.
2
Something that is rough; a rough spot.
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.
3
Roughage; coarse fodder.
With this latter implement, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats, hay and other "roughness" may be finely cut up[…]
4
Abundance, especially of food.
5
A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface
The surface roughness was low.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an unpolished unrefined quality
noun — a texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irr
- raggedness
noun — the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses
- harshness
noun — the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of
- pitting
- indentation
noun — rowdy behavior
- rowdiness
- rowdyism
- disorderliness
noun — used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather
- choppiness
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
With this latter implement, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats, hay and other "roughness" may be finely cut up[…]
Wiktionary04
In materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material.
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