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roughness

rough·ness

UK/ˈɾəf.nes/ US/ˈɹʌf.nəs/ rare us

noun

1.

a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven

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2.

harsh or rough to the ear

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3.

an unpolished unrefined quality

  • “the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her”
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4.

used of the sea

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5.
6.

the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”).

Phrases

  • roughness length

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